article thumbnail

Avoiding The M&A Failure Trap: Q&A With NYU’s Baruch Lev And SUNY Buffalo’s Feng Gu

Global Finance

Together, they recently published The M&A Failure Trap: Why So Many Mergers and Acquisitions Fail, and How the Few Succeed (Wiley). What is it about the current M&A environment that prompted you? Lev: Three years ago, Feng and I, as keen observers of M&A, saw several troubling things.

article thumbnail

M&A slump drives 49% decline in sale leasebacks

CFO Dive

This year’s slow mergers and acquisitions market is having a knock-on effect on certain commercial real estate deals.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Understanding the Complexities of Mergers & Acquisitions

CSC Advisors

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are among the most transformative decisions a business can make. This is where mergers and acquisitions emerge as a viable strategy. Compounding the challenge is that many small and mid-sized enterprises often lack in-house M&A expertise.

article thumbnail

M&A slump raises bar for seller CFOs

CFO Dive

The mergers and acquisitions boom is long over. The best CFOs are cleaning up their books and arming their CEOs with key data to win offers anyway.

article thumbnail

Defining an IT Integration Strategy for Mergers and Acquisitions

E78 Partners

In mergers and acquisitions , technology can be a powerful enabler – or a hidden barrier that slows value realization. At E78 , we understand that post-acquisition success hinges not just on people and processes but on how effectively systems align, data flows, and infrastructure scales.

article thumbnail

European Banks Pursue Mergers To Gain Competitive Edge

Global Finance

Lenders across Europe are ramping up M&A efforts to scale operations, strengthen balance sheets, and navigate an evolving financial landscape. With interest rates stabilizing and capital reserves at healthy levels, banks are taking advantage of strategic acquisitions to fuel growth and enhance profitability.

article thumbnail

Overcoming Cultural Integration Challenges in M&A

E78 Partners

In mergers and acquisitions (M&A) , success is often measured by financial performance, operational efficiencies, and strategic growth. Cultural integration is not a soft issue – its a critical component of M&A success. What Is Cultural Integration in Mergers and Acquisitions?