M&A Blog and News
February 25, 2017
Overlooked Resources Are Often IT
By William Blandford, Managing Director at Blandford Associates and Member of the Board of M&A Standards
When a large company acquires a small company, one of the more overlooked resources and possibly the most valuable player (MVP) in achieving synergies as quickly as possible is the IT person of the company being acquired...
February 25, 2017
Quality Shines Through as M&A Deal Volumes Fall Globally
Provided by Willis Towers Watson, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council
The global M&A market continues to be a strategic driver of corporate growth, as executives seek to create greater value for their organisations in challenging economic times. This document summarises the year ...
February 25, 2017
Define and Communicate a Clear Integration Project Plan
Submitted by Midaxo
Post-merger integration requires resolute action. A digital M&A platform makes it easy to define and communicate a clear integration project plan and track its completion. In this article we'll run an integration project, following these 4 steps:
February 25, 2017
Sixth Annual Private Equity US Forum Hosted by Markets Group
Provided by Markets Group
Markets Group: 200+ LPs, venture and private equity funds from the US will meet in NYC to discuss major allocations in 2017 New York, NY, January 17, 2017 -- Markets Group will host the ...
February 25, 2017
US & Global Private Equity Investment Activity
Submitted by Mergermarket, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council
Mergermarket has created infographics highlighting 2016’s global private equity investment activity with an additional in-depth focus on US portfolio companies. Both provide snapshots of PE investment activity with an emphasis on several topics including: buyout and ...
February 15, 2017
How do you tailor the integration strategy of each new deal to your specific strategic objectives and desired business outcomes? It’s a hard question, and unfortunately, one that very often gets only a superficial, top-level, buzz-word answer.
February 8, 2017
Governance of the M&A process is a multi-faceted challenge that we will be addressing periodically and from various levels and viewpoints. For now, let’s zero in on one of the most fundamentally important governance questions: What is the role of the integration leader?