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5 Key Steps To Capturing M&A Synergies
Closing a deal is difficult – however, the capturing of synergies post-deal is arguably even more difficult. The objective of M&A is to create value …
9 Key Steps to Post-Merger Integration Success
Across the M&A life-cycle, post-merger integration is one of the most critical processes to ensuring a successful acquisition. While taking a prudent approach to valuation and not overpaying …
Talent Retention in M&A: Best Practices
An M&A strategy might make perfect sense on paper, but the core driver – people – can easily be ignored. While for many organizations hard …
Greater Than the Sum: Estimating M&A Synergies
Many acquisitions are justified on the basis that they will create synergies – being when the combined post-merger integration value of two companies working as one is …
Post-Merger Integration Best Practices
Post-merger integration (PMI) is a fundamental stage to realizing the value of an M&A deal. It is a complex process, usually occurring under extreme time …
How to Approach Environmental Due Diligence
Environmental concerns are becoming an increasingly important part of M&A due diligence, yet they are still often overlooked. The key objective of environmental due diligence is …
IT Due Diligence: What You Can’t Afford to Ignore
IT due diligence should paint a clear picture of how technology helps the Target run its operations and whether there are any “deal breakers” that would cause …
Top 5 Common Issues in Tax Due Diligence
1. Tax Compliance The starting point of an M&A due diligence tax exercise should include a detailed assessment in order to determine whether the Target presents any …
How Does the Size & Volume of M&A Deals Impact Process Standardization?
People usually love the idea of standardizing their M&A playbook and building an “M&A machine” or an “acquisition factory.” However, the immediate follow-up questions are: How …
Top 5 Common Issues in Financial Due Diligence
1. Accounting Standards During the M&A due diligence process, it often becomes apparent that the Target has failed to comply with at least some accounting standards (for …
Working Capital Demystified
As our article Enterprise Value Versus Equity Value – Determining The Final Value In Transactions outlines, the final price paid for the “Equity Value” of a company …
The Human Side of M&A – Reducing Uncertainty and Concerns
An effective post-merger integration (PMI) process is critical to maximizing the potential value of a deal. While for many organizations hard facts relating to revenue and costs …
Enterprise Value Versus Equity Value in M&A
For companies looking to buy/sell, the deal value often forms the crux of negotiations. It is often a point of great contention, with the headline number of …
Alternative Acquisition Funding Methods
As our recent article demonstrated an M&A strategy can help a company to expand, acquire new knowledge or technology, move into new geographical markets, or vastly increase …
Growth Through Acquisition: A Powerful Strategy in Capable Hands
There are two main ways for a company to grow. One is via increasing sales and the general size of a company’s operations over time …
5 Must-Haves for Constructing a Winning M&A Pipeline
As an acquisitive company, it’s important to have the right resources to support your pipeline process. Having a robust tool implemented can help your team: Below …
Transparency in Post-Merger Integration Meetings
Your integration framework is in place. Functional leads are fully armed, and at their battle stations. Ready… Set… DAY 1! As soon as the clock …
Effective M&A Deal Sourcing – What Works Today?
Deal sourcing is fundamental to M&A activity and represents the first stage of any transaction. Put simply, it involves creating leads and managing relationships with …
Post-Merger Integration Thinking in the M&A Process
A revolutionary shift in the M&A world took place years ago. This is when deal teams began post-merger integration planning prior to Day One of legal ownership …
An Overview of M&A Valuation Methods – the Right Price
A common question posed by buying/selling shareholders is “how much is the company worth” and/or “how can we make it worth more”? Valuation rests a …
A Guide to M&A Due Diligence
If you have decided to pursue an M&A strategy, and have identified a Target, consideration must be given to Due Diligence – an in-depth fact-finding …
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