


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 times their initial investments. But they fail to deliver desired results 83% of the time. Following this...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 HP and Autonomy and now Rio Tinto and Alcan and Riversdale. Preventing...
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 choice matches the overarching company strategy. Owning the values means making sure the...
Why Apollo And Jim Lanzone Are Doomed To Fail With Yahoo
The world does not need Yahoo. Apollo’s recent purchase of it “on the cheap” does not create any value. Neither will newly named Jim Lanzone’s ideas about focusing on, “key divisions that are already popular with users.” Eventually, Apollo is going to chop Yahoo up...