6 Posts found for Author: Daniel Friedman

Top-notch deal teams collaborate with business units to identify targets, execute transactions, and expertly navigate a minefield of risks.

• BCG collaborated with global dealmakers to study the common hazards and success factors involved in setting up M&A organizations.
• We found that making the right choices in several key areas is essential for building effective teams.
• Companies must tailor their design choices across these topics, applying a detailed

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Content: Article | Authors: Anant Shivraj, Daniel Friedman, Daniel Kim, Jens Kengelbach, Maximilian Strauch | Source: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) | Subject: Mergers & Acquisitions

What does it take to succeed in M&A? For the past two decades, BCG’s annual M&A reports have explored the answers to this question. One constant in our studies is an emphasis on the elements that drive genuine, long-lasting deal success.

To mark the 20th anniversary of our M&A Report, we looked back at our rich history of analyses related to deal value creation. We refreshed … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Daniel Friedman, Dominik Degen, Georg Keienburg, Jens Kengelbach, Lianne Pot, Sönke Sievers, Tobias Söllner | Source: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) | Subjects: Best Practices, Mergers & Acquisitions

Only about half of companies that undergo organization design during a post-merger integration say it was successful. Leaders can flip those odds by focusing on five imperatives.

Content: Article | Authors: Daniel Friedman, Lianne Pot, Mic Rosiello, Michele Brocca, Travis Meyer | Source: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) | Subject: Mergers & Acquisitions

Acquisitions too often fall short of their promised payoffs, and a frequent culprit is inadequate integration. Execution falters as people struggle under time pressures and lose sight of priorities. By investing in the underlying integration capabilities, companies can bring discipline and focus to their efforts to capture value from deals.

Content: Article | Authors: Chris Barrett, Daniel Friedman, Neeraj Aggarwal, Niamh Dawson, Nicholas Glenning, Peter Goldsbrough | Source: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) | Subject: Mergers & Acquisitions

Cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are on the increase in virtually every sector across the globe. Although such transactions offer significant advantages, they also pose several postmerger integration (PMI) challenges, ranging from difficulties in obtaining reliable, accurate information about a target to cultural, political, and regulatory hurdles. This Focus discusses five major challenges and suggests various solutions, drawing on the experiences of companies that have … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Chris Barrett, Daniel Friedman, Niamh Dawson, Peter Goldsbrough, Peter Strüven | Source: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) | Subject: Mergers & Acquisitions

As the economic screws tighten, acquirers are under mounting pressure to realize synergies from their targets as quickly as possible. BCG’s series of Focus Reports on postmerger integration (PMI) has already covered many of the keys to success but there are several special issues that demand careful strategic consideration. The third Focus Report in our series on PMI addresses four of these issues including carve-outs, … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Daniel Friedman, Dinesh Khanna, Heiko Franken, Jean-Michel Caye, Jeff Gell, Jeff Hill, Peter Strüven | Source: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) | Subject: Mergers & Acquisitions