As of this moment, M&A activity has come to a shuddering halt as COVID-19 makes us aware of stark choices between life, death and the economy. But once the worst of this pandemic is over, M&A activity will surely return with a vengeance as organisations...
Here are our key takeaways from the webinar which took place on Wednesday 22nd April. Leadership strategies in times of crisis will be different than “business as usual": Creating a broader network of teams to allow decisions to be made at different levels of the organisation...
Organisations have in the past, and will continue to see M&A as the big answer when looking for profitable and sustained business growth. In spite of the current pandemic, this will continue to be true. Over the last two decades there have been over a...
Here are our conclusions and takeaways from this week’s webinar: Collaboration is likely to increase, driving innovation and alliances, partnerships and joint ventures… Closing M&A transactions will become much more difficult until major uncertainties resolve Striking a mutually acceptable price difficult in “normal times” New uncertainties...
Note: This is part of a series of posts about driving transformation through Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A). Here's my first post. This summarises the M&A challenge and the ten recommendations I have for success. A deal must be defined by purpose. Purpose is important; purpose is...
Note: This is part of a series of posts about driving transformation through Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A). Here's my first post. This summarises the M&A challenge and the ten recommendations I have for success. Some 20 years ago I had the good fortune to study Existentialism...
Blogs and articles are already legion discussing the impact Coronavirus and the associated economic shutdown will have on M&A and integration; we’ve contributed to many ourselves. What we haven’t seen to date is enough on how M&A and integration teams within corporate and PE organisations...
Note: This is part of a series of posts about driving transformation through Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A). Here's my first post. This summarises the M&A challenge and the ten recommendations I have for success. Another Note: The delivery of value from an acquisition is a massive...
A recent article in the FT on Organisational Inertia highlights one of the greatest challenges of businesses trying to effect transformational change: the ability to lead through influence rather than authority. The article uses the struggle between Dominic Cummings and the UK Civil Service as...
Note: This is part of a series of posts about driving transformation through Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A). Here's my first post. This summarises the M&A challenge and the ten recommendations I have for success. The Power of Ideas When a powerful idea surfaces in one industry, it...