M&A, are you ready?

Have you been bought by a giant/investor/competitor?

Are you planning on buying a company?

Many M&A's are ending up in failure. Why is that?

Many reasons can result an unsuccessful partnership, but the most important reason for failure is the lack of strategy before the acquisition.

Buying a company? Make sure you are doing it for the right reasons. Engage yourself in strategic thinking: how are you going to implement the new company in your portfolio. What advantages can it bring to you. What advantages can you bring to it. Make sure that your joint venture is thought through for the long term.

Same for the purchased company. Be bought for the right reasons. Engage yourself in a strategic process to determine where would this venture get you in 5 years.

The money is important, but it's not the end, it's just the beginning.