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PART ONE[/caption] A series of articles by BTD Founding and Managing Partner Carlos Keener
Study after study still puts the failure rate of mergers and acquisitions somewhere between 70% and 90%. Some however have managed to turn acquisition and integration into a true competitive differentiator. What makes these firms consistently successful at M&A, and what can the occasional acquirer learn from them? Getting M&A to deliver has always been hard. The enticing promise of new customers, enhanced capabilities and of course increased profits is all there for the taking, but the taking is rarely as easy as originally hoped.