Oct 10, 2025 · Research shows that longer intervals between acquisitions allow for better integration, stronger governance, and sharper strategic pivots.

Apr 3, 2025 · Mergers and acquisitions, though powerful tools for growth, often fall short of expectations. One reason is a lack of focus on the integration experience of acquired …

Twenty years ago, consultants at Bain & Company published a book that explored a dispiriting reality: Although companies spent billions of dollars a year pursuing deals, 70% of mergers …

Jun 14, 2024 · Delayed and ineffective commercial integration can turn a good deal into a loser, because sales growth ultimately determines whether a merger achieves its value-creation …

A less-familiar reason for making an acquisition is to fundamentally change a company’s growth trajectory. In those deals, the acquirer uses the target’s business model as a platform for growth.

Dec 21, 2016 · Reorganizations can be a useful management tool for finding new value and are often essential as part of a merger or acquisition integration. Getting this type of reorganization …

Apr 7, 2025 · Here’s how. Source: This tip is adapted from “A Guide to Building a Unified Culture After a Merger or Acquisition,” by Mina Milosevic et al.

Companies are increasingly paying for acquisitions with stock rather than cash. But both they and the companies they acquire need to understand just how big a difference that decision can …

Aug 26, 2025 · Ideally, your organization will establish a well-rounded corporate real estate team long before a merger or acquisition is actively under consideration.

If your company is undergoing a merger or acquisition, you’re apt to feel anxious. Roughly 30% of employees are deemed redundant when firms in the same industry merge. But you needn’t …