Hidden Data Within My Organization
Submitted by BDO, a partner of M&A Leadership Council
Data volumes continue to grow despite efforts to reduce digital footprints across the organization. Wherever you look, every part of your organization stores data. Do you know where your EU personal data resides? Can you easily find it, correct it, provide a copy of it to a data subject, or even delete it?
Even if the near-term changes will be relatively minor, your message needs to be, "There will be change within both organizations. We will effectively communicate changes and be smart about it, etc." Effective mergers and acquisitions are all about managing people through the change process.
Dating apps have increased in number, approach and popularity consistently for years now. They are no longer a niche area of the technology sector, but a driving force in M&A, finance and the tech industry in general.
Michael Williams of BDO sat down with us to discuss income tax basics; highlights of tax changes and how they affect domestic and cross-border deals; and best practices to address some of the changes. Watch the full webinar, above.
Spin-Offs Offer Opportunities for High-Value Growth
by Jim Jeffries, Chairman, M&A Leadership Council
In the recent past, more corporations are managing their businesses as a portfolio with many moving parts rather than attempting to grow into static behemoth brands. Therefore spin-offs have become a type of divestiture that is just as strategic for high value growth as acquisitions. A spin-off is a form of divestiture that typically can generate new value by demerging current business units back to shareholders in order to operate them more independently.
Chairman’s Message
By Jim Jeffries, Chairman M&A Leadership Council
Many companies declare victory on the day of signing the letter of intent (LOI) but beyond that, “it’s just a matter of getting through the diligence!” Whoa! That’s the wrong headset. The right headset heard from best acquirers is “our best acquisitions are the ones we never do ...
An Essential Element in the M&A Due Diligence Process
By Nolan Willis, PMP, LSSBB - IT Due Diligence Leader, BDO, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council
Performing IT due diligence prior to a merger or acquisition has become an essential step to ensure better valuation, financial modeling, and risk mitigation. The primary objective of IT due diligence is to determine if there are insurmountable risks which could impact the transaction ...
The Growing Influence of Social Media and Deal Sourcing Networks on the M&A Industry
Submitted by Intralinks, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council
In 2013, Intralinks conducted a global survey of M&A dealmakers to understand how technology and specialized deal networks influence M&A deal sourcing. Two years later, in December of 2015, Intralinks conducted a follow-up survey to measure how attitudes ...
Chairman's Message, July 2016
By Jim Jeffries, Chairman, M&A Leadership Council
In our “Art of M&A for HR Leaders” programs, Willis Towers Watson headlines the training content presented by seasoned executives. This large, global organization is expert in the people issues that relate to value creation or erosion in mergers and acquisitions. Here are some people-related ...
Hesitancy Persists as M&A Markets Remain Volatile in Q2 2016
Contributed by Baker & McKenzie and Mergermarket, Partners of M&A Leadership Council
Headwinds that began to slow the progress of cross-border M&A in Q1 2016 continued to strengthen. Hesitancy persisted as global markets remained volatile: China’s slowdown showed no signs of abating; oil prices were still down despite recovering some ground; and political uncertainty....