CEO Weekly Outlook

What do high performing companies do differently when it comes to M&A? They look for opportunities, move faster, have excellent integration capacity, and more. McKinsey explains.

This year, the Harvard Business Review is taking “environmental, social, and governance performance” into account in their annual ranking of the world’s best-performing CEOs. See the list here.

Business Insights

• Make sure you have introverts on your team
• People flock to those they trust
• Tips for productivity from Google’s VP of marketing
• The benefits of a true 40 hour work week
• Female CEOs can’t stop using this word
• Small business are reluctantly increasing wages

Transaction Toolbox

• What happens after you raise money
• Is healthcare M&A slowing?
• 4 out of 5 CEOs are looking for M&A
• Grow fast or die slow

Forum Features

• Management by walking around
• 3 keys to success when building company culture
• Honesty in the best policy when it comes to business loans

Middle Market Move of the Week… Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. acquired Diageo PLC’s US and UK wine operations for $600 million. Beaulieu Vineyards, Sterling Vineyards, Acacia, Provenance, Hewitt, and Blossom Wine are among the brands included in the deal.