Top 5 Reasons M&A Mergers Fail

Acquisitions are extremely tricky to manage as most result in lost value to the acquiring company. Managing different cultures, aligning systems and processes in an M&A environment can be one of the most challenging activities in business.

Michael Hofer specializes in the topic of M&A. He released a list of the top 5 reasons M&A transactions fail including:

1. Overvaluing the target company
2. Not enough due diligence is performed
3. Failed integration 
4. Loss of key talent 
5. A divestiture was not considered

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