Mergers & Acquisitions

I completely agree on this one. I have been doing this for many decades and every time the new shiny object comes along, physical or intellectual, process or software, it fizzles out and is eclipsed. Admittedly, that period of time where the software ...

Hi Frank- I'm afraid my singular purview is in the technology, specifically software, sector. The "SaaS apocalypse" has greatly de-valued software companies. While this makes them less expensive to acquire, owners of SaaS companies with sound fundamentals ...

What industries do you believe present the highest likelihood of mergers and acquisitions in the next five years? A few are obvious to me- Pharma, entertainment, technology...? How about manufacturing, utilities or something unexpected? ------------------------------ ...

How long after the merger or acquisition should you do the survey? I usually did 3. I did the first one within the first month, giving the employees some time to adjust. I then did one at 6 months and 1 at a year. I included the employees who were ...

Surveys are a go-to tool to collect information quickly and if constructed well, easily compile the results. My company's standard is to issue an anonymous survey three and six months post Close. I frankly fought this for a number of years because ...

Hi Evan, I completely agree with what Frank and Jennifer have shared. Both really capture the reality that during due diligence, so few people are "in the know," which makes it tough for change management to do much pre-Close. I think the key is making ...