Separation for Success
Part One: Divesting for Maximum Value
Mark Herndon, Chairman of the M&A Leadership Council shares this part one of a two-part series covering the key requirements for achieving maximum value when divesting a business.
Impact of Tax Reform on Corporate Strategic M&A
Our Partner BDO Holds Important Webinar
By M&A Leadership Council
Recent changes in U.S. tax laws have had a major impact on corporate strategic M&A transactions. Join BDO’s Transaction Advisory Tax Services and International Tax practices to break down some of the more critical changes and what they mean for strategic corporate buyers and sellers.
Which SaaS Metrics Matter Most for Due Diligence?
What You Need to Know About SaaS Due Diligence
Submitted by Tom Allen of Midaxo, an M&A Leadership Council partner organization
Slack is worth over $5 billion. Shopify, $10 billion. LinkedIn was acquired for $26 billion and Salesforce is nearing $100 billion in market cap.
The shared trait among these tech stars: a SaaS (software as a service) business model. Unlike physical inventory and brick and mortar governed growth, cloud- based software has created a rapid and profitable way for a company to scale.
Cybersecurity Risks on the Rise for PE Dealmakers
BDO HORIZONS 2018 - Issue 2
Submitted by BDO, a partner of M&A Leadership Council
SInce 2015, BDO's M&A professionals have provided clients with quarterly analysis of all the latest developments in the global M&A mid-market in our HORIZONS magazine. By analyzing what lies ahead, we help clients make key strategic decisions on possible business developments. Based on the knowledge, in 2017 BDO supported clients across the globe in over 1,200 transactions.
Smaller Acquisitions on the Rise as Shareholders Challenge Value of Large High-Risk Deals
M&A – Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor: Q1 2018
Submitted by Willis Towers Watson, a partner organization of the M&A Leadership Council
Global M&A market performance was flat in the first quarter of 2018, according to Willis Towers Watson’s latest Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor (QDPM). Dealmakers on average underperformed the Index1 by 0.1pp (percentage points) in the last three months, with large (valued at over $1bn) and mega (value at over $10bn) deals especially struggling to add value, as well as cross border and cross regional deals.
M&A Activity Strong Just Prior to Facebook/Cambridge Analytica
Technology, Media & Communications Trend Report Q1 2018
Submitted by MergerMarket/Acuris, a partner of the M&A Leadership Council
Mergermarket, an Acuris company, has released its Global M&A roundup report for the Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Sector for the first quarter (Q1) of 2018. Our relative sense of privacy, or the idea of it at least, seems to have been permanently altered by events of late. Information is power, as everyone knows, and data aggregation misuse and hacking are the emerging weapons of choice in the new battle over knowledge.
PRESS RELEASE
Larry Dell Joins the M&A Leadership Council as Executive Director
Released by M&A Leadership Council
DALLAS – May 24, 2018 – The M&A Leadership Council is proud to announce the addition of Larry Dell as its new Executive Director in charge of Alumni Relations. His primary responsibility will be to assist the more than 2,500 executives from around the world who have attended the various M&A training programs offered by the Council.
A First Step in M&A's: Know Thyself!
A First Step in M&A's: Know Thyself!
by Jack Prouty, President of M&A Leadership Council
In both The Art of M&A Due Diligence and The Art of M&A Integration, we tell our attendees, “If you are going to take on acquisitions—especially if you are a serial acquirer—you must first be internally ready.” Since many of them are strategic buyers, we ask them to consider how an acquisition complements their existing business and supports their growth strategy. We recommend a number of preparations your business needs for M&A success, and these need to be done beforehand, not when you are face-to-face with the diligence effort.
The Art of the Spin-Off
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.
M&A Facts 'n Stats: March 2017
Building Momentum: US M&A in 2016
Submitted by MergerMarket, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council
After a slow start and several challenges, American M&A thrived as the year closed— 2017 could be explosive for dealmaking. A recent report by White & Case and Mergermarket, Building Momentum: US M&A in 2016, reveals US M&A momentum is expected to continue building ...