Study after study has shown that frequent acquirers (those who spend at least 5% of their market value per year on acquisitions) have far higher success rates with their deals than occasional acquirers. A rough definition for “occasional acquirers” is those companies whose rate of management turnover ...

Strategic acquisitions can be a great strategy to achieve cost advantages, grow revenues rapidly, or to acquire a set of skills or technology strategic to the growth of their companies. But too often, acquisitions fail at the 23rd hour. The lack of a comprehensive integration strategy can spell disaster for the ...

Mergers are rarely a uniting of equals. They almost always consist of a dominant company absorbing another, not-as-strong entity — a fact that in and of itself poses monumental challenges. But while there are many reasons why a potentially strong deal can ultimately weaken, one of the most important factors ...