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M&A Integration
Below is a collection of articles, papers, and studies that provide an informational background on merger integration services. The need for assistance in this area is well documented for transactions in excess of $1 billion. Those deals are typically served by the large consulting firms. We provide this critical service for mid-market companies, often for deal values under $100 million, where the consequences of failed M&A deals can be much greater than the consequences of failed deals for major corporations.
Featured Article
Post-Merger Integration. The Need for Speed
Dan Bradbary - Managing Partner - PMI Advisors, LLC
Detailed Articles and Reports Below - Download, Review and/or Print
Harvard Business Review
The Big Idea: The New M&A Playbook - Article guides executives in integrating acquisitions to avoid the 70% to 90% failure rate.
McKinsey & Company
Perspectives on Merger Integration - Building integration capabilities requires a new approach to managing the deal.
PE Hub Network
Portfolio Company Add-Ons - Highlights the need for early Pre-Close Planning as a part of due diligence
EY
Merger Integration Survey - 80% of respondents said they would speed up the pace of integration for their next deal.
BAIN & COMPANY
The 10 steps to successful M&A Integration - Tailor integration to identify value, keep the right people and focus on critical decisions.
PwC
2017 M&A Integration Survey - Survey shows companies are bringing their integration teams into the M&A process sooner than ever.
Forbes
Why Half of All M&A Deals Fail - The consequences of a bad deal are greater for mid-market companies than for big corporations.
Merrill Datasite
Best Practices of the Best Dealmakers 2015 - Strategies and Issues for the Day After Closing
Deal Law Wire
The Importance of Post Merger Integration - This article highlights five key takeaways for post-merger integration success
Herding Chickens: Innovative Techniques for Project Management
Publisher: W
iley/Sybex/Harbor Light Press
Note from the author: Dan Bradbary
I wrote this book in 2005, after selling my project management consulting company, when a publisher approached me with the idea. I said that it would be a book written in a humorous tone, hence the title "Herding Chickens" and contain many "in-the-trench war stories" from managing projects and people. Hopefully, you will pick up a few ideas and get a couple of chuckles along the way. It’s basically Project Management 101.
Prior to launching PMI Advisors in 2017, I was the Founder and CEO of V-Rooms™ Virtual Data Rooms, a company that provided secure online document exchange services for thousands of M&A transactions over its 10-year history. I sold V-Rooms in 2015.
Before V-Rooms, I owned Project Management Services, Inc., which over a 12 year period grew to a 150-person consulting firm that provided management professionals and systems to assist Fortune 100 companies with their post-merger integration and other special projects. For instance, we assisted many corporate sponsors for years preparing for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games with a project deadline that could not be missed!
