How to Mitigate and Manage Potential Value Destruction
By Mark Herndon, President, M&A Partners

A recent review of published literature in the M&A sector reveals an important gap in strategic thinking and organizational readiness. While there’s no shortage of excellent counsel regarding how to prepare a business for sale, how to value the enterprise and how to negotiate the price and terms of a transaction...

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...