Spotlight on Sam Rovit
Sam Rovit, a partner in the Chicago office of Bain & Company and head of Bain’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, speaks to editor Sarah Powell about the paradox of the need for M&A in corporate growth and the high failure rate of such operations.
Content: Article | Authors: Sam Rovit, Sarah Powell | Source: “Emerald Now” | Subject: People
Mastering the Merger: Four Critical Decisions That Make or Break the Deal
Today’s corporate deal makers face a conundrum: Though 70 percent of major acquisitions fail, it’s nearly impossible to build a world-class company without doing deals.
In Mastering the Merger, David Harding and Sam Rovit argue that a laserlike focus on just four key imperatives-before executives finalize the deal-can dramatically improve the odds of M&A success. Based on more than thirty years of in-the-trenches work on thousands … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Authors: David Harding, Sam Rovit
Staying Cool When Deal Pressures Mount
Imagine for a moment that you, as the chief executive officer of a publicly traded corporation, are about to make the biggest business decision of your life. Stacked before you on a conference table are the papers required to complete a merger between your company and one of almost equal size in a related industry. Across the table, the CEO of the company you’re … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Catherine Lemire, David Harding, Sam Rovit | Source: “Bain & Company”
Buy Low, Buy High
Bain research has found that the companies most successful at creating long-term shareholder value tend to be constant acquirers through boom and bust.
Content: Article | Authors: Catherine Lemire, Sam Rovit | Source: “Bain & Company” | Subject: Best Practices