Category: Mergers & Aquisitions
The Merger & Acquisition Leader’s Sub-Playbook #1: Strategy
Per our earlier article on A Merger & Acquisition Leader’s Playbook For Success, avoid the traps of poor strategic focus, poor cultural integration or poor delivery of synergies by leveraging the…
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A Merger & Acquisition Leader’s Playbook For Success Where 83% Fail
Those leading through a merger, acquisition or the like do so to create more value faster. They look for revenues to double or more on the way to returning many…
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Rio Tinto’s New CEO Must Pick Up the Pieces After Failed Acquisitions
Many overpay for acquisitions by upwards of 30 percent. This is why so many acquisitions fail. And some spectacularly poor due diligence has led to some spectacular acquisition failures. Witness…
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What CEOs Must Do To Avoid The 83% Of Mergers And Acquisitions That Fail
The #1 job of a CEO is vision and values. That true for mergers & acquisitions (M&A) as well. Owning the vision means making sure the tactical merger & acquisition…
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Why Apollo And Jim Lanzone Are Doomed To Fail With Yahoo
At this point, it’s fair to expect Yahoo’s employees to feel a lot like abused children. They don’t know who to follow or what to expect. Lanzone has to earn…
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Leading An Acquisition Integration? Be ‘Brave’
We know that 83% of mergers fail. We keep doing them because the upside to success is so huge. That success comes only when the vision, values and integration are right.…
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What CEOs Must Do To Avoid The 83% Of Mergers And Acquisitions That Fail
The #1 job of a CEO is vision and values. That true for mergers & acquisitions (M&A) as well. Owning the vision means making sure the tactical merger & acquisition…
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The Only Way Les Wexner’s Successor Can Succeed At The Helm Of L Brands
Taking over from the founder is always tough. Taking over from L Brands founder Leslie Wexner after his 57 years as CEO is probably a fool’s errand. The only possible…
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What Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank’s Middle Managers Must Do To Survive Their Merger
Four steps middle managers at Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank should take if they want to survive a coming merger.
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