Chairman’s Message, June 2016
By Jim Jeffries, Chairman, M&A Leadership Council

I’m happy to announce that companies who have an exceptionally difficult acquisition in the pipeline or those who are embarking on M&A for the first time can now receive in-house “Just-In-Time” training for their M&A teams. That’s right... 

Valuable Culture Assessment Tools for M&A
Contributed by Willis Towers Watson, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council

We are often asked how culture assessment tools can be used to inform M&A work. Given that many mergers and acquisitions are undermined by a poor cultural fit, it’s not surprising that organizations are looking for new approaches in this area. There are several valuable solutions...

For Immediate Release

BOSTON and DALLAS, May 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Midaxo, the leader in mergers & acquisitions (M&A) software, and M&A Partners, a leading consulting firm that helps companies build internal M&A ... 
 

JUNE 10, 2016 at 2PM EDT / 11AM PDT
Presented by Mergermarket, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council

Several pharma companies have suffered in 2016 as disputes with pharmacy benefit managers and health insurers - as well as public backlash - over drug prices have hit balance sheets. While most attention has...

An Excerpt from "The Employee Handbook for Navigating Mergers and Acquisitions"
by Mitchell Lee Marks

Each year there are thousands of mergers and acquisitions, involving millions of employees and billions of dollars.  The concept is simple: combine the strengths of two organizations to achieve strategic and financial objectives that neither side can accomplish...