There is enough data from the beginning of the merger waves in the 19 century available to show that more than 50% of the M&As fail. REsercah and analysis have attributed this to companies not doing enough pre-work in terms of defining the Strategic objectives by Management and also not putting time, attention, and the right resources such as advisors and other support staff during the integration planning, due diligence and post-merger integration stages. Showing What the successful M&As have in common and the reasons for the failure of the others through data may help with the business case.
