Taking A Longer-Term Look At M&A Value Creation

By Werner Rehm, Robert Uhlaner, Andy West– McKinsey & Company Contributor: Theresa Lorriman Companies that do many small deals can outperform their peers—if they have the right skills. But they need more than skill to succeed in large deals. Measuring the value that mergers and acquisitions create is an inexact science. Typical analyses compare share prices before and after a deal … Read more

Putting The Right People In Place: Integrating Finance After A Merger

by Accenture
The merging of two companies can introduce tremendous anxiety among employees in the legacy enterprises’ Finance organizations. As the M&A deal moves forward, these employees may wonder, “How will our new company’s Finance function operate? Who will be in charge? Will I still have a job? If so, how and when will my responsibilities change?” […] Read more

Sustainable Finance: The Risks And Opportunities That (Some) CFOs Are Overlooking

By Nick Main, Sanford Cockrell III – Deloitte About the survey The independent, global survey of 208 CFOs was undertaken by Verdantix on behalf of Deloitte. All the companies represented by the interviewees report annual revenue of more than $2 billion, and their average annual revenue is $17 billion. Total revenues of the firms represented by the interviewees exceed $3.5 trillion. … Read more

Cyber Security M&A: Decoding Deals In The Global Cyber Security Industry

By PricewaterhouseCoopers Introduction The market is undergoing significant change in many segments and is attracting investment from many different types of companies including IT companies, defence contractors, technology businesses, professional services firms, telecommunications firms and financial investors. This convergence is driving innovation in the market and, coupled with an increasing awareness of cyber security risks across … Read more

Investor View: Merger And Acquisition Disclosures

Insight from the investment community By PricewaterhouseCoopers Given their economic significance, it is not surprising that the investment community tells us of their intense interest in the disclosures relating to acquisitions. However, we continually hear concerns about the quality of disclosures for these transactions. This ‘Investor view’ examines some of the areas commonly cited by investment … Read more

Global Capital Confidence Barometer – A New Paradigm?

By Pip McCrostie – Ernst & Young Global M&A activity and volatility coexist Our fifth Capital Confidence Barometer predicts a new paradigm: Corporate M&A activity and extreme market volatility coexisting. There is a surprisingly stable appetite to do deals over the next 12 months as top global corporates remain resilient to the market turbulence. But why is that … Read more

IT As A Driver Of M&A Success

It As A Driver Of M&A Success

by Ernst & Young
Businesses today are under more pressure than ever to deliver value to stakeholders, particularly when undertaking bold initiatives such as mergers, acquisitions or asset disposals. This is true not only for corporate acquirers but also for private equity (PE) firms, whose strategy is leaning toward add‐on acquisitions as a means of growing their portfolio companies. […] Read more

People Integration: Capturing M&A Value By Making The Most Of Human Capital Post Deal

By PricewaterhouseCoopers At a glance The people aspects of integration cannot be handled in a silo away from the rest of the effort. Human capital issues are critical to every work stream. Successful merger integration involves detailed planning and execution when assessing leaders, designing the organization, retaining the right people, aligning cultures, communicating effectively, and more. … Read more

Post Acquisition Integration Handbook 2011

By Baker & McKenzie SECTION 1 OVERVIEW Companies active in the mergers and acquisitions market are realizing that the real challenge when acquiring a new business starts only when the deal closes and are focusing more attention on how they best derive value from their acquisitions.  Where the existing and target businesses operate in the same … Read more

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