🔍 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 : Over 70% of M&A transactions underperform.
Why?
Too much optimism. Too little integration planning. Major synergy miscalculations.
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐌&𝐀 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 :
1️⃣ 𝐌𝐚𝐩 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 — Build a synergy blueprint
before the ink dries.
2️⃣ 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 — Focus on
high-impact wins that align with
strategy.
3️⃣ 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐥𝐲 — Measure,
report, adapt. No excuses.
4️⃣ 𝐎𝐰𝐧 𝐈𝐭 — Keep accountability
in-house with line leaders.
5️⃣ 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐈𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 — Fast
enough to traction, slow
enough to stay precise.
💡 In M&A, success is earned in the trenches—not in the boardroom.
— Credit: Prof. Aswath Damodaran (NYU)
♻️ 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠
♻️ 𝐓𝐚𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭
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M&A looks promising on paper… but why do so many deals fall short?
