Top 5 Reasons M&A Mergers Fail
May 2, 2023
Acquisitions are extremely tricky to manage as most result in lost value to the acquiring company. Managing different cultures, aligning systems and processes in an M&A environment can be one of the most challenging activities in business.
Michael Hofer specializes in the topic of M&A. He released a list of the top 5 reasons M&A transactions fail including:
- Overvaluing the target company
- Not enough due diligence is performed
- Failed integration
- Loss of key talent
- A divestiture was not considered