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This is not your father’s M&A market. We are observing a fundamental shift in economic power to China and India. What now? Read On »
Tags: merger and acquisition, merger and acquisition trends, Post Merger Integration
“When the gritty work of merging two businesses doesn’t go smoothly, talent is quick to flee, legacy systems buckle under bigger loads, and projects drag as resources grow scarce. Indeed, more than half of all acquisitions actually destroy shareholder value, according to independent research, and integration efforts that fall short of the mark are often to blame.” Read On »
Tags: merger and acquisition, merger and acquisition trends, Post Merger Integration
M&A success depends on IT integration. This synergy is exponentially higher if IT is at the table - early! Read On »
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Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are one way of gaining competitive advantage in the marketplace and achieving in-organic growth. No matter the reason behind the decision, there has to be a strategy in order to increase bottom-line profit and achieve long-term goals. Read On »
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Post merger integration used to be the buzz word and imperative for merger success. This whitepaper helps focus on the “golden window” of oppoertunity. Surprise - it lies before the merger! Read On »
Tags: merger and acquisition, merger and acquisition trends, Post Merger Integration, pre merger IT diagnostic
Companies often approach mergers with fanfare. Drunk either on success or cowering under impeding failure, they embrace each other in hopes of spectacular results. Often, these great expectations are just pipe dreams. Read On »
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Due diligence activities usually are focused primarily on business and financial issues. Thus, many organizations fail to look closely enough at the information technology aspects of the deal. As a consequence, companies may put large proportions of targeted value at risk. Read On »
Tags: IT due diligence, Post Merger Integration, post merger integration tips, pre merger IT diagnostic
New research shows an important difference in the way senior IT executives and senior business managers define success in a merger transaction. What’s behind this “alignment gap”? How will it affect M&A execution in the future? Read On »
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Today, we find ourselves in the midst of yet another record-breaking wave of mergers. Yet, the lessons of the past have not been learned. Booz Allen Hamilton’s Tom Casey and Gerald Adolph write for CIO Insight that senior management continues to approach the integration of information technology functions in a perfunctory, arms-length manner. This both tempts fate and misses out on the very real benefits a well-planned and effectively executed IT integration can bring. Indeed, Booz Allen research shows that $2 of every $5 in merger synergy comes in some way from IT.
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