A few years ago, I was discussing this phenomenon with the CEO of one of our clients. His company had grown almost entirely through acquisition, and for several years the company had experienced revenue growth rates exceeding 20%. However, the company had plateaued with respect to earnings, and looking at their overall performance it became clear to [...]

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
The [...]

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 [...]

Poring over due diligence checklists for every conceivable commercial activity is a necessity for those thinking of merging or purchasing business. They need a due diligence checklist to enable better and secured operations for their intended business activity.

Mergers and acquisitions are a prominent phenomenon in business. It provide additional growth and profit opportunities. Entrepreneurs also often use it as an exit strategy and it is crucial in determining their ultimate success and financial independence. Unfortunately things do not always go smooth in the execution of mergers and acquisitions and sometimes it is a complete failure.

The Due Diligence – IT Leadership Assessment is part 4 of our ongoing series on performing M&A Technology Due Diligence

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:

Many technology challenges exist when a company makes the decision to divest (carve-out) a business unit. One area that requires special attention is electronic communication in the form of email.

How often have you seen a merger or acquisition that made perfect sense not pan out? In many cases, deal makers are simply ignoring the increasing role of information technology and paying the price.

Technology Due Diligence is the introductory posting of an ongoing series on performing IT due diligence. In this first section, we provide a brief commentary of the purposes and principles of conducting an IT due diligence, and layout the foundation and structure of the series.