Enabling PMI: Building Capabilities for Effective Integration

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.

Trends in Postmerger Integration V: Cross-Border PMI

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 ]