Tag: strategy

Perspectives On Merger Integration
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Bridging The Gap: M&A Are CFOs And Boards Aligned?

by Deloitte
In March and April 2013, Corporate Board Member magazine in association with Deloitte conducted a survey of corporate directors and chief financial officers (CFOs) from companies with revenue of $500 million and above. The goal was to identify specific areas of convergence and divergence in respondents’ views regarding risk oversight and value creation in merger and acquisition (M&A) activities. […] Read more

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Executing On The Integration Strategy: Integrating Finance After A Merger
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M&A As Competitive Advantage

by McKinsey & Company
Treating M&A as a strategic capability can give companies an edge that their peers will struggle to replicate. Most companies approach deal making as an art rather than as a corporate capability deployed to support a strategy, and they see individual deals as discrete projects rather than integral parts of that strategy. Few have found a way to build and continuously improve, across businesses, an M&A capability that consistently creates value — and does so better than competitors. […] Read more

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A User’s Guide to Successful M&As
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A User’s Guide to Successful M&As

by Arthur D. Little
The global number of mergers and acquisitions has rebounded strongly since 2004. Many top executives are wondering whether it’s worth getting back into M&A as a tool for growth – and if so what best-practice maximises the chances of success. As Vantrappen and Kilefors explore in their article, not all mergers and acquisitions make sense. They provide a summary of what academia has to say, the steps to success and what executives need to do to make the best from the complicated world of M&A. […] Read more

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