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 ...
A Crucial Step Within M&A
By Shaun Crimmins with Midaxo
In the Mergers and Acquisitions landscape there is very little margin for error, which could explain why more deals fail than meet or exceed goals. The number of factors contributing to failed acquisitions is certainly a long list, and applies to every stage of ...
Chairman's Message, November 2016
By Jim Jeffries, Chairman, M&A Leadership Council
Well, here we are approaching the end of 2016 and making plans for 2017. It gives me great pleasure to announce that BDO has joined the M&A Leadership Council and will be leading the Transaction Management portion of our broad training programs for next year with a focus on ...
Chairman's Message, May 2016
By Jim Jeffries, Chairman, M&A Leadership Council
Too often, deals break up because the buyer approaches the seller with the wrong headset and attitude during discussions, negotiations and due diligence. However, as my friend Jack Prouty would say, “we need to be selling us” at the same time ....
Planning and Executing Due Diligence in Emerging Markets
by Vijay Thacker, Director at Crowe Horwath India
Businesses pursuing merger or acquisition deals in emerging markets need to be prepared for common but potentially significant issues that can arise during transaction-related due diligence. In this article, Vijay Thacker, director with Crowe Horwath India, examines some of these typical issues and explains the value of engaging local advisers in countries where targeted entities are located.