M&A Partners Insights Blog

Get the latest in mergers and acquisitions news, along with M&A insights and downloadable resources.

Internal M&A Capability Development

Team huddle
14 Key Elements of Functional M&A Capability and Readiness: What Workstream Leads Need to Develop to Improve Deal Success
By Stephanie Snyder
Senior Partner, M&A Partners
Accelerate Development
The Two-Day TSA: How to Accelerate Development of Your Next Transition Services Agreement
By Mark Juergens
Senior Partner, M&A Partners
Teamwork
Transforming Your Next Integration by Improving Employee Experience
By Wendy Parkes
Senior Partner, M&A Partners
Program Manager
Five Essential M&A Program Management Disciplines
By Mark Herndon
Chairman, M&A Leadership Council

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M&A Integration Strategy

starting line
HR M&A Readiness: How to “Get Ready, Set to Go”
By Wendy Parkes
Senior Partner, M&A Partners
platform deal
Six Essential Strategies for Integrating “New and Different” Deal-Type Acquisitions
By Mark Herndon
Chairman, M&A Leadership Council
Getting Good
Getting Good at M&A Integration
By Mark Herndon
Chairman, M&A Leadership Council
Butterflies
M&A Integration: Optimizing Results Through Culture Assessment
By Renee Southard
Senior Partner

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Turnkey IMO & DMO Services

Spinning plates
Do You Know the DMO?
By Mark Herndon
Chairman, M&A Leadership Council
Arrow Boxes
Building Your Divestiture Playbook
By Mark Herndon
Chairman, M&A Leadership Council
Plant beginning to grow
Getting Operational Cutover Right
By Mark Herndon
Chairman, M&A Leadership Council
Foosball Players
Smart-Sourcing Your Integration Staffing Requirements
By Mark Herndon
Chairman, M&A Leadership Council

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M&A Change Management

Workplace Culture
Eight Essential Principles for Culture Success in M&A
By Mark Herndon
Chairman, M&A Leadership Council
Business brainstorming
Keys to Identifying, Managing and Executing Cross-Functional Dependencies
By Darren McKnight
Senior Partner, M&A Partners
Steps
Pre-Deal Cultural Due Diligence
By Mark Herndon
Chairman, M&A Leadership Council
Professional Silhouettes
Capturing Deal Value through HR M&A Integration
By Ginger Shelhimer

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IT M&A Services

John Sinkus presents at M&A Leadership Council event
Strategies to Build and Execute Effective IT Operations For M&A
By Mark Herndon
Chairman, M&A Leadership Council
pillars
Three IT Lessons for M&A Leaders
By John Sinkus
Senior Advisor
hourglass
Avoid These Five Pitfalls of IT Integration
By John Sinkus
Senior Advisor
Roadmap to IT Rationalization
IT Integration vs. Rationalization: Aligning IT and Business Roadmaps
By Mark Herndon
Chairman, M&A Leadership Council

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M&A Software & Tools

The Smart Approach to Selecting a Fit-for-Purpose M&A Software Solution
The Smart Approach to Selecting a Fit-for-Purpose M&A Software Solution
By Michael Murray
M&A Software Services Practice Leader
Integration Speed
Keys to Achieve the Optimal Pace of Integration
By Mark Herndon
Chairman, M&A Leadership Council
Speed
Software Tools Drive Increased M&A Success
By Mark Herndon
Chairman, M&A Leadership Council
Erosion
Minimizing Value Erosion During M&A Integration
By Mark Herndon
Chairman, M&A Leadership Council

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M&A Training

Virtual M&A – Four Key Capabilities for Leading Integration in the Post COVID-19 World - M&A Partners
Virtual M&A – Four Key Capabilities for Leading Integration in the Post COVID-19 World
By John Bender, President
Heartbeat
Ten Principles for Integration Success
By Mark Herndon
Chairman, M&A Leadership Council
M&A Training
Improve M&A Business Results Through Training
By Mark Herndon
Chairman, M&A Leadership Council
M&A Training
What's Your M&A "TQ"?
By Mark Herndon
Chairman, M&A Leadership Council

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