With the proper template management plan, even a multinational merger can feel like just another day at the office.Growing optimism among U.S. enterprises is fuelling the market with a steady stream of businesses changing hands. And in a new report from Deloitte, the recent increase in merger and acquisition activity shows no signs of stopping. In fact, 79 per cent of respondents said that they expect to increase the amount of deals that they close in the coming year — which is a 70 per cent increase from last year’s results.However, optimism doesn’t guarantee positive results. According to the Harvard Business Review, somewhere between 70 and 90 per cent of mergers and acquisitions fail. Enterprises are complex, and often global, so it is difficult to pinpoint an exact cause of this failure. Likely, there are several factors that contribute to a failed merger or acquisition, including poor leadership, financial misjudgements and various external events. However, the … [Read more...] about Why template management is a critical piece of any merger and acquisition
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Mergers and acquisitions: Five ways tech can smooth the way
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are an important tactic for many fast-growing businesses, and these deals will often have a big impact on the work of the CIO.For Gideon Kay, European CIO at advertising and marketing specialist Dentsu Aegis Network, M&A activity is a way of life. The company is headquartered in London and operates in 145 countries worldwide, employing more than 40,000 people, and regularly acquires firms to broaden its expertise across a range of products and services.The firm completed more than 40 deals in 2016, over 30 in 2017, and Kay expects similar activity this year. Acquisitions can vary from a 50-person e-commerce consultancy through to a 3,000-person data business. SEE: Special report: Tech budgets 2018: A CXO's guide (free PDF) Along with the regional head of legal, the European CFO and the European HR director, Kay meets with the Dentsu Aegis' M&A deal team every month and investigates the acquisition pipeline. The process provides a view … [Read more...] about Mergers and acquisitions: Five ways tech can smooth the way
Mergers and Acquisitions to Drive the Radiofrequency Ablation Devices Market
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2018-- market research analysts forecast the to grow at a CAGR of close to 9% during the period 2018-2022, according to their latest report.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180521006176/en/Technavio has published a new market research report on the global radiofrequency ablation devices market from 2018-2022. (Graphic: Business Wire)In this report, Technavio highlights the increasing M&A activity as one of the key emerging trends in the . M&A improve the product portfolio of players, which results in product expansion and differentiation. Major players in the market are acquiring small players for their technologies, products, and partnerships with distributors. Such initiatives will change the market dynamics and consolidate the position of the acquiring companies.This report is available at a USD 1,000 discount for a limited time only:Save more with Technavio. Buy2 … [Read more...] about Mergers and Acquisitions to Drive the Radiofrequency Ablation Devices Market
2018 Hospital Merger and Acquisition Activity Continues Rapid Pace with 30 Announced Transactions in the First Quarter
[STK][IN] HEA BIO MTC CPR STW FIN[SU] TNM SVY-- WITH PHOTO -- TO BUSINESS, HEALTH, AND TECHNOLOGY EDITORS:2018 Hospital Merger and Acquisition Activity Continues Rapid Pacewith 30 Announced Transactions in the First QuarterSKOKIE, Ill., April 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospital and healthsystem partnership transactions are continuing at a brisk pace in2018. Thirty transactions were announced in the first quarter, up morethan 11 percent from the first quarter of 2017, according to thelatest analysis by Kaufman Hall, a leading provider of strategic andfinancial consulting services, and enterprise performance managementand decision support software. In the first quarter of 2018, threedeals involved systems with $1 billion+ in revenue, and fourtransactions included systems with revenue bases of $500 million to $1billion that were seeking to align with even more sizable providerorganizations. This continues the mega-deal trend that included 10announced transactions in 2017 involving … [Read more...] about 2018 Hospital Merger and Acquisition Activity Continues Rapid Pace with 30 Announced Transactions in the First Quarter
Deal flurry lifts first quarter mergers and acquisitions to decade high
THE UK has chalked up its strongest first quarter for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 10 years after businesses signed off $120 billion (£85 billion) worth of deals. A total of 681 deals were secured between January and March, with telecoms, automobile and healthcare proving the hottest sectors for transactions, according to research by EY. The result comfortably outstrips the final three months of last year when firms sealed 586 deals, worth $51 billion (£36 billion). However, it falls short of the $147 billion (£104 billion) and 1,045 transactions seen in the first three months of 2007. Steve Ivermee, EY's managing partner for UK and Ireland transaction advisory services, said: "The UK deals market has experienced a very healthy start to the year as UK companies with presence in international markets remain particularly attractive to international investors. "More significantly, we see UK businesses continuing to make deals internationally. The significant … [Read more...] about Deal flurry lifts first quarter mergers and acquisitions to decade high