M&A - Higher Course on Takeovers

First, the cry of victory then the cry of pain - there is no shortage of prominent mergers and takeovers which have failed. Why do more than 60% of all mergers fail to achieve their objectives?

The answer sounds simple. The parties usually put themselves under time pressure because a favourable opportunity must be grasped and justified by rapid results. But it is precisely a reasonable planning and review phase which is the key to success!

Together with our M&A expert network, we therefore employ three instruments in the Planning Phase which facilitate a reliable success prognosis and implementation of the transaction:

  1. The Blueprint - a vision of the future intended to show the new business after post merger integration (e.g. future business processes, organisation structures, technologies).
  2. The Business Case of the transaction - the strategic objectives and the hard numbers (e.g. the expected benefits, possible risks and opportunities, anticipated costs, time scale).
  3. The Post Merger Integration Planning - definition of the integration steps and the projects they require as well as the timing and administration of the measures required to achieve the objective.

In our extended due diligence, we investigate the hidden integration risks and incorporate the results into careful drafting of the purchase agreement and post merger integration planning. On this basis the actual merger of the businesses can begin directly after the signing of the contract documents.

Post Merger Integration guided by proven Programme Management finally ensures the long-term success of the purchase.

We are sure that the seamless integration of the four clip! disciplines Change, Legal, IT und Process during planning phase, due diligence and post merger integration guarantees above average achievement of the benefits of the transaction.