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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...

M&A – Buying a House with the Family Still Inside

by Ian Smith | Jul 22, 2019 | Acquisitions

In a recent workshop I started my chat with a statement: “Buying another company is just like buying a house, as long as you remember you’re buying the family inside it as well! I wanted to sear that image in the minds of my audience. Acquisitions fail mainly for one...

Post Acquisition Integration – the culture problem

by Ian Smith | Apr 18, 2013 | Acquisitions

The success of an acquisition is rarely down to the price you pay according to the research. First the research: Cass Business School, concluded from detailed research covering 12,339 deals including 2917 acquisitions of distressed companies from 1984 to 2008 that...