Trust in Takeovers: Putting the best foot forward past M&A
Merging anything can be complicated. And when the remit prompted by shareholders is to grow a business globally through a merger of equals, things can become especially sticky. For many, the Merger & Acquisition process fails because too much emphasis is put on the business, and the process of becoming one, that the human element (and the mammoth task of unifying cultures, leadership skill-sets, process) is completely overlooked. Defences build up, communication breaks down, the ink has hardly dried - and there's complete fall-out. In this blog, we look at a few things to think about when approaching any kind [...]