Mergers and acquisitions now requires a quicker pace and more sophistication. There's no guarantee that everyone playing the game will meet their objectives and the risks associated with falling behind have risen. As corporate acquirers on both sides of the Atlantic find the M&A environment more challenging, the findings from a Deloitte Research study titled "Corporate fight back: Five disciplines to win in M&A" are all the more pertinent.

The analysis focused on the United Kingdom, but U.S. executives concerned with their firm’s M&A performance will find enough similarities between the U.S. and U.K. markets to make the study results worth considering. This article focuses on three factors highlighted in the report that require special notice as the M&A market becomes more difficult.

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