Over the last several years, I’ve met and worked with many executive teams with extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions. But when it comes to sheer deal volume, there was one CEO who stood out far above the rest. I distinctly remember my jaw hitting the floor as he revealed to me that he’d presided… Continue reading Put On Your Blue Overalls – the Key to a Successful Acquisition
A couple months ago I facilitated a roundtable discussion with an intimate group of CEOs of primarily publicly traded companies. Our dialogue focused on the importance of cultural integration for realizing the value of M&A deals. Each one of the CEOs had served in the M&A trenches, some with billion-dollar acquisitions under their belt. Each… Continue reading Making an Ass Out of “U” and “Me”
My firm was called in to integrate two large regional healthcare companies merging into one. As part of the integration, the acquired company would adopt the EMR (electronic medical records) system of the acquirer. EMR systems are basically the computerized version of paper medical records that clinicians use when working with patients. The integration team… Continue reading The False Dichotomy that Sinks Mergers and Acquisitions
