M&A Blog and News

Chairman’s Message – January 2021
By Mark Herndon, Chairman of the M&A Leadership Council
In addition to our excellent educational content and fantastic Alumni community helping you get every aspect of M&A right in your organization, we are pleased to debut several important “can’t miss” webinars
Board M&A Tips for the New Normal
Mark Herndon Interviews with Boardroom Insider
For the global economy, 2020 was no doubt a series of shocks, but the crashing lows seem to have been followed by some giddy highs (in late November the U.S. Dow Jones Industrial Average finished above 30,000 for the first time in history). Merger and acquisition activity has been bouncy too.
2020 Global M&A Report with financial league tables
Submitted by Mergermarket, an Acuris Company and partner of the M&A Leadership Council
M&A activity in the first half was subdued (USD 971.0bn), leading to an overall 6.6% year-on-year decline by value. Amid the social and economic disruptions caused by COVID-19, deal count was down 15.5%, from 20,767 to 17,545. While a few sectors fell, others rose, making it a bumpy ride for deal professionals.
Integrating Your Target Company’s Secret Sauce for the Perfect Blend
By Mark Herndon, Chairman of the M&A Leadership Council and John Bender, President of M&A Partners
We are often asked, “Is it even possible to preserve and leverage a TargetCo’s secret sauce.” We will be the first to admit that most acquirers have learned the hard way, by unintentionally blowing up one or more highly unique TargetCo’s. Yet, with strategic insight, effective leadership and a mature internal M&A process, acquirers can master this vital capability.
Building the Case for Your Integration Management Office
By Mark Herndon, Chairman of the M&A Leadership Council
We’ve always believed that M&A success is “top-down strategy-led process highly dependent on superb, bottom-up integration program management, planning, and execution.”
Chairman's Message - December 2020
By Mark Herndon, Chairman of the M&A Leadership Council
As we wrap up our final training event of the year and turn toward 2021 planning and the holidays all of us at the M&A Leadership Council are counting our blessings!
Leadership Principles for Executing Your First Acquisition
By Mark Herndon, Chairman of the M&A Leadership Council
In the last 60 days, we have met with over a dozen of such executive teams ranging from roughly $100M to well over $3B in annual revenues that are just now venturing out to buy their first-ever company – or in some cases, their first acquisition in recent history.
Mergermarket’s 3Q20 Global Report
Submitted by Mergermarket, An Acuris Company