Kevin Young | The Portfolio Partnership

Operational Excellence – Can an Effective 6S Program Affect the Valuation of Your Business?

by Kevin Young | Aug 15, 2023 | 6S, Scaling

We have worked with clients over many years to scale their businesses through operational excellence. We think of it as grooming a company over time for a potential sale even if the shareholders choose to hang on to it. As a private company owner considering floating...

How to Deploy Lean Thinking in M&A

by Kevin Young | Jul 13, 2023 | Acquisitions, Lean Six Sigma

Early in my career while working at Sony Chemicals Corporation of America, a division of Sony Corporation, I was trained in Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). Seiichi Nakajima developed Total Productive Maintenance in Japan between 1950 and 1970. Through this...

M&A – The Integration Management Office Explained

by Kevin Young | Jun 22, 2023 | Acquisitions

So, you have just completed signing the Purchase & Sale agreement on the big acquisition that is going to change your company and enable your strategic initiatives. Deal done! Check that off your to-do list! Major objective completed for the year! Not quite so...

Divestments vs. M&A

by Kevin Young | May 11, 2023 | Divestitures, Divestments

Divestitures and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) can be used effectively by companies to restructure their businesses as well as meet the strategic growth objectives of the business. Divestitures involve selling off a business unit or assets (although as pointed...

Acquisitions are Unique and Often Complex

by Kevin Young | Feb 2, 2023 | Acquisitions

The percentage of acquisitions that fail varies depending on the source, but some estimates indicate that as many as 70-90% of acquisitions fail to achieve their intended goals. Factors that contribute to the failure of acquisitions include cultural differences...