What M&A Looks Like During the Pandemic
By Mark Herndon of the M&A Leadership Council and John Bender of M&A Partners

When Covid-19 first began its impact on the US economy, M&A Leadership Council partnered with M&A Partners to do a survey - the results of which were recently published in Harvard Business Review. 

Differences Between the Art of M&A Integration and Program Management
By Mark Herndon, Chairman of the M&A Leadership Council 

“Several of our M&A team members have been to the M&A Leadership Council’s in-person workshop, The Art of M&A Integration. What is different in the new online workshop The Art of M&A Program Management that would be worth our time?”

As Pandemic Moves In, On-Premise Moves Out 
By Chris Metinko, Mark Andress and Deborah Balshem of Mergermarket, an Acuris Company and partner of the M&A Leadership Council 

The COVID-19 pandemic is hastening many companies’ ongoing migration to the cloud as organizations both small and large see their workforce turned into a well-distributed, stay-at-home army. While large on-premise datacenters were once all the rage, COVID-19 is helping to prove how unwieldy they can be, according to several industry sources.

Many of you know our friend, colleague, and frequent workshop presenter, John Sinkus. With his 30+ year career as CIO, Enterprise Architect, and deep M&A subject expert on all things IT related, John has consulted with some of the world’s leading companies and has trained hundreds of executives and managers in the Art of IT M&A. I had a chance to discuss the upcoming M&A Leadership Council workshop, the Art of M&A Business and IT Alignment with John recently and wanted to share these highlights.

Chairman’s Message – April 2020
By Mark Herndon, Chairman, M&A Leadership Council 

Debuting this month in our training series is our first online seminar, M&A Direct℠ Due Diligence, May 5-7. This course is adapted from our premier, onsite workshops that have been attended by over 4,000 executives from hundreds of companies in mainly every primary industry sector.

Including League Tables of Financial Advisors
Submitted by Mergermarket, An Acuris Company 

Mergermarket, the leading provider of M&A data and intelligence, has released its 1Q20 report which revealed that after nearly ten years of growth, global M&A activity is down 39.1% by value on 1Q19 to USD 563.7bn over 3,685 transactions in 1Q20, and back to levels not seen since the first half of 2013

Ongoing Market Volatility Brings Challenges
Submitted by Mergermarket, an Acuris Company and Partner of the M&A Leadership Council 

As the global spread of coronavirus continues, dealmakers in the US are trying to adjust to ongoing market volatility, with challenges for acquisition financing and some delays in sale processes expected, according to a survey of investment bankers.

By John Bender, President, and Christian Pape, Senior Partner, M&A Partners

Pulse Survey
By the M&A Leadership Council 

All corporate M&A professionals are encouraged to respond to this survey and forward the open survey link to their respective key executives, top corporate development, strategy and M&A leaders.

Chairman's Message - March 2020
By Mark Herndon, Chairman of M&A Leadership Council 

First and foremost, as the world responds to COVID-19, we wish each of our readers health, safety, and stability during these unprecedented events.