📝 Cultural Mapping to Ensure Successful M&A Deals [EXERCISE]
How to avoid M&A failures (buy- AND sell-side perspective)
Amazon and Whole Foods, Daimler and Chrysler, AOL and Time Warner — over 50% of
mergers fail to meet their targets.
A primary factor in deal failure:
→ Cultural misalignment. (Grant Thornton, Forbes, Deloitte)
So here’s a quick exercise that will allow you to:
✅ Evaluate cultural fit before considering a merger or acquisition.
✅ Determine cultural gaps during the M&A process.
✅ Ensure desired synergies will materialize.
✅ Prevent the loss of key talent.
Simply rate the acquiring and acquired company on a scale from 1 - 5 across
multiple categories, including:
— Strategic orientation
— Communication
— Risk-taking
— Planning
… and more!
Completing this exercise will take 10 minutes.
The costs of an unsuccessful M&A are likely to be a lot higher ...
Happy to share a copy of the file!
👇👇 Just let me know in the comments and I’ll send it over 👇👇
#PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #investors #startups
CapLinked - Trusted Virtual Data Rooms for PE, VC, MA, and more
Post credit to our COO/ Founder Christopher Grey
Originally posted by Greg Brinson on LinkedIn
link: linkedin.com/in/gregbrinson
How to avoid M&A failures (buy- AND sell-side perspective)
Amazon and Whole Foods, Daimler and Chrysler, AOL and Time Warner — over 50% of
mergers fail to meet their targets.
A primary factor in deal failure:
→ Cultural misalignment. (Grant Thornton, Forbes, Deloitte)
So here’s a quick exercise that will allow you to:
✅ Evaluate cultural fit before considering a merger or acquisition.
✅ Determine cultural gaps during the M&A process.
✅ Ensure desired synergies will materialize.
✅ Prevent the loss of key talent.
Simply rate the acquiring and acquired company on a scale from 1 - 5 across
multiple categories, including:
— Strategic orientation
— Communication
— Risk-taking
— Planning
… and more!
Completing this exercise will take 10 minutes.
The costs of an unsuccessful M&A are likely to be a lot higher ...
Happy to share a copy of the file!
👇👇 Just let me know in the comments and I’ll send it over 👇👇
#PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #investors #startups
CapLinked - Trusted Virtual Data Rooms for PE, VC, MA, and more
Post credit to our COO/ Founder Christopher Grey
Originally posted by Greg Brinson on LinkedIn
link: linkedin.com/in/gregbrinson