The report used a mixed research method, which consisted of interviews with experienced strategy, transformation and integration & separation leaders and quality survey responses from over 50 Swiss active deal-makers. Insights and data from Deloitte M&A Trends 2022 and the Transformation Champions Study from Deloitte Germany were also used to contextualise the findings of the interviews and survey.
The study brings clarity to the factors for success and provides critical and practical insights into becoming transform-while-transact champion. The main takeaways of the study can be summarised in five practical
recommendations:
In conclusion, M&A offers an effective means for companies to reinvent themselves rapidly. We recommend companies to make themselves ready to transform as they transact. But many factors must be considered carefully before embarking on this course.