The Art of Executing Programmatic M&A

Integration problems often get blamed on culture after close. The real issue may have started earlier, when leaders were never given enough clarity on how to operate inside the new company. Kim Jones is an HR Director of M&A with more than a decade of people-integration experienc ...  Show more

Praveen Ghanta, Founder and CEO of DevHawk Signing the LOI can feel like you've won. For the seller, it may actually be the moment when the balance of power starts moving the other way. Praveen Ghanta learned that firsthand while selling HiddenLevers. A key enterprise contract sl ...  Show more

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M&A activity is waking up, but many companies are reluctant to leap into the fray. Daniel Friedman, BCG’s global leader of transactions and integrations, explains why bold moves now could pay off. Waiting may feel safe, but the cost could be forfeiting once-in-a-decade opportunit ...  Show more

M&A activity is down, as is private equity investment, and companies are facing a range of new geopolitical tensions. Still, there is a path to growth through M&A for those companies that maintain an active acquisition strategy, understand their capabilities, and avoid certain as ...  Show more

In this episode, Anthony Cheung and Stephen Barnet discuss the latest developments in M&A speculation, focusing on Unicredit's acquisition attempts of Commerzbank, Qualcomm's interest in Intel, and the ongoing saga of Rightmove's acquisition. 

They delv ...