M&A Blog and News

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.
Energy M&A Forum
Hosted by Mergermarket, an Acuris Company
Over 150 Senior Level executives will come together for the Energy M&A forum in Houston on May 28th to explore the transforming energy market. Connect with your peers for a full day networking forum and participate in panel discussions
Spot Cyber & IT Challenges Through Improved Due Diligence
Hosted by the M&A Leadership Council
Chairman's Message - February 2020
By Mark Herndon, Chairman of M&A Leadership Council
Two recent data points powerfully drove home the importance of the upcoming Art of M&A℠ Due Diligence workshop, April 14-16, 2020, in San Diego. First, the Bain Corporate M&A Report 2020, which highlighted 2019 survey data
The Art of M&A - Precedent Transactions Analysis
An excerpt from The Art of M&A by Alexandra Reed Lajoux
Unfortunately, there are some limitations to using comparable transactions to estimate the value of a target. Here again, precedent transactions share several of these disadvantages with their comparable company brethren.
A Case for the Diligence Management Office
Co-written by Mark Juergens, Senior Partner, M&A Partners and Mark Herndon, Chairman, M&A Leadership Council
While most organizations have adopted the integration management office (IMO) as an essential best practice, few organizations consistently apply the same discipline and rigor to due diligence.
M&A has been confined to smaller deals in Medicaid- and Medicare-focused companies.
By Dane Hamilton and Claire Rychlewski, with Mergermarket, an Acuris Company and partner of the M&A Leadership Council
The U.S. health insurance market, roiled by transformative deals in recent years, will likely face a lull in major deal activity in 2020 while firms await critical federal election outcomes, industry executives said.