Written by admin on July 8, 2009 – 14:03
In my experience, companies that have grown largely through acquisition have fallen far short of their expectations. The truth is that more than half of all of the companies moving through this process actually destroy shareholder value. Over the last 30 years, I have encountered three primary reasons for this failure.
The First Reason for Failure
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Written by admin on June 19, 2009 – 13:48
The history of mergers and acquisitions in the United States is comprised of a series of five distinct waves of activity. Each wave occurred at a different time, and each exhibited some unique characteristics related to the nature of the activity, the sources of funding for the activity, and to some extent, differing levels of success [...]
Written by Alexander on June 1, 2009 – 15:50
The Due Diligence – IT Leadership Assessment is part 4 of our ongoing series on performing M&A Technology Due Diligence
Written by admin on June 1, 2009 – 13:02
Have you discovered that achieving cost related synergies in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is like looking for the Lost Dutchman’s gold mine? Most companies looking for them never realize their sought-after treasure:
Written by Alexander on February 3, 2009 – 12:27
The Two Approaches to M&A IT Due Diligence posting is the first part of an ongoing series on performing M&A Technology Due Diligence. Here, we draw distinctions between two different types of M&A IT due diligence and correlate their use to the business strategy behind the transaction. Additional postings will provide in-depth commentary on procedures and practices of each type of due diligence.
