If smart companies always did good deals, then why is it so many — nearly half, according to studies — fail to deliver their expected value? Overconfidence and actions taken as a result of relying on merger and acquisition (M&A) myths certainly play a part. To meet the strategic objectives of a deal, you should be able to see through “M&A Lies.” In the resources below, we take a hard look at how today’s deals are transacted and share lessons learned across the major industries.
M&A Lies (And Why They’re Sometimes True) Some things that sound outrageous can turn out to be true, while seemingly sure bets can be dangerously wrong. See through the 14 M&A lies with this Straight Talk book.
The Overconfidence Dilemma: Why Companies Exaggerate Their M&A Skills In this Deloitte Insights podcast, our M&A leadership team discusses why many companies put aside hard-nosed analysis in favor of back-of-the-envelope guesswork.
Simplify: How Too Many Legal Entities Can Create Unnecessary Risks and Costs – and What to Do About It Tax? We’ll figure it out later … Dig deeper into M&A Lie No. 12 in this International Tax Handbook, which outlines a disciplined approach to entity simplification.
Spinning off Successfully: What Companies Need to Know About Divestiture Strategy Are acquisitions the only deals that create value? Dig deeper into M&A Lie No. 5 by listening to this Deloitte Insights podcast on divestiture strategy.
M&A Library To help you evaluate real business issues, the M&A Library drills deep into merger, acquisition and divestiture strategies that cross the entire deal life cycle.
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