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How to Estimate Target Value: 19 Questions to Ask

The Art of M&A® / Due Diligence: Precedent Transactions Analysis
An excerpt from The Art of M&A, Fifth Edition: A Merger, Acquisition, and Buyout Guide by Alexandra Reed Lajoux

Unfortunately, there are some limitations to using comparable transactions to estimate the value of a target. Here again, precedent transactions share several of these disadvantages with their comparable company brethren.

When Does Due Diligence Begin and Who Conducts It?

The Art of M&A® / Due Diligence 
An excerpt from The Art of M&A, Fifth Edition: A Merger, Acquisition, and Buyout Guide by Alexandra Reed Lajoux

The due diligence process begins from the moment a buyer senses a possible acquisition opportunity. The buyer then starts to examine the information that is readily available at this early time about the company. 

Top 5 Integration Best Practices to Achieve Maximum Revenue Synergies

It Is Up To You to Stack the Deck
By Mark Herndon, Chairman Emeritus, M&A Leadership Council 

Integration is tough. There are no formulas. No cookie-cutter patterns. Seldom a simple solution. But as my friend and President Emeritus of the M&A Leadership Council, Jack Prouty, says – there is a way you can “stack the deck for success.”

Hidden Heroes of the IMO, Part One

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.” 

Harvard Business Review Release

What M&A Looks Like During the Pandemic
By Mark Herndon of the M&A Leadership Council and John Bender of M&A Partners

When Covid-19 first began its impact on the US economy, M&A Leadership Council partnered with M&A Partners to do a survey - the results of which were recently published in Harvard Business Review. 

Deal Failures, Cybersecurity and Due Diligence

Chairman's Message - February 2020
By Mark Herndon, Chairman of M&A Leadership Council 

Two recent data points powerfully drove home the importance of the upcoming Art of M&A℠ Due Diligence workshop, April 14-16, 2020, in San Diego. First, the Bain Corporate M&A Report 2020, which highlighted 2019 survey data

Feel The Bern: Presidential Race Throws Cold Water On Health Insurance Mega-Mergers

M&A has been confined to smaller deals in Medicaid- and Medicare-focused companies.
By Dane Hamilton and Claire Rychlewski, with Mergermarket, an Acuris Company and partner of the M&A Leadership Council 

The U.S. health insurance market, roiled by transformative deals in recent years, will likely face a lull in major deal activity in 2020 while firms await critical federal election outcomes, industry executives said.

Impact of Tax Reform on Corporate Strategic M&A

Our Partner BDO Holds Important Webinar
By M&A Leadership Council 

Recent changes in U.S. tax laws have had a major impact on corporate strategic M&A transactions. Join BDO’s Transaction Advisory Tax Services and International Tax practices to break down some of the more critical changes and what they mean for strategic corporate buyers and sellers.

M&A Facts 'n Stats: March 2017

Building Momentum: US M&A in 2016
Submitted by MergerMarket, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council 

After a slow start and several challenges, American M&A thrived as the year closed— 2017 could be explosive for dealmaking. A recent report by White & Case and Mergermarket, Building Momentum: US M&A in 2016, reveals US M&A momentum is expected to continue building ... 

A Case for Reviewing Cyber Coverage at the Onset of M&A

Cyber Insurance Considerations in M&A Deals 
Written by Judy Selby, Managing Director at BDO Consulting, a Partner of M&A Leadership Council 

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity continued to make headlines in 2016.  Corporate giants including AT&T, Bayer AG, CenturyLink and General Electric announced massive acquisitions, while the Verizon/Yahoo! deal highlighted the importance of cybersecurity due diligence ...