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Validating your deal thesis is the most important thing you can do in M&A. Yet it often remains vague and untested. When done well, it not only improves the odds of success, but also better focuses resources, streamlines diligence, ensures alignment across all stakeholders, and accelerates the deal timeline.

M&A transactions involve not only a wide range of legal and financial moving parts but also several groups of stakeholders. Before signing any final paperwork, both the target and acquirer firms need to consider how they will share the big news with everyone from employees, customers and partners to vendors and press. 

Learn how effective digital integration can drive post-merger success by preserving value, enhancing customer experience, and avoiding common pitfalls like SEO loss, brand dilution, and tech integration failures.

Learn how to successfully scale roll-up strategies by overcoming internal challenges, enhancing seller experiences, and prioritizing cultural fit. Build trust, streamline deals, and drive growth with these proven approaches.

Explore the critical role of digital assets in M&A. Learn from seoplus+ on how accurately valuing websites, social media, and more can improve deal outcomes and uncover hidden value in business transactions.

Mastering back-to-back acquisitions is no small feat. Learn how to structure your team, refine your integration strategies, and make smarter decisions to successfully manage concurrent acquisitions and drive growth.

M&A Science proudly hosted the second Fall M&A Science Fair- this time in a hybrid format. This event welcomed 100s of community members from across the world.

Mastering the art of M&A requires a keen understanding of how to harness the power of external expertise. Discover how selecting the right vendors can make or break the success of your deal processes.

Recent improvements in technology have transformed M&A, aiding in the deal optimization process. The integration of AI in M&A increases efficiency, improves data organization, and enhances decision making capabilities.

Explore the concept of private equity, how it drives growth, and most importantly, how these strategies can be applied to boost the growth of your own business.

Join PJ Patel, Co-CEO and Senior Managing Director at Valuation Research Corporation, as he summarizes his panel session from the 2024 Spring Summit and discusses everything from the impact of the pandemic to interest rates and more.

This blog explores the potential impact of Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on M&A, including how it can increase efficiency across the deal lifecycle. Read the blog to learn more.

Top takeaways from DealMax, an annual conference hosted by ACG that brings together industry leaders, dealmakers, and experts from around the globe for an exchange of insights, strategies, and opportunities in the world of mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

M&A is a powerful tool that can destroy or exponentially grow a company. It all depends on how well the acquirer carries out deals. Despite common beliefs, signing the agreement and closing the transaction does not signify deal success. The success of M&A deals heavily relies on three factors: strategic alignment with the overarching company’s goals, navigating complexities of the transaction, and seamless integration. In this article, we will delve into these critical factors and explore additional M&A strategies for ensuring deal success

Record breaking registrations, attendance, and networking highlighted the strength of the M&A Science community at the Spring Summit.

Spring has officially arrived, which means our annual Spring Summit is just around the corner. This virtual event is a unique opportunity for M&A professionals from around the globe to come together, connect as a community, and learn from leading M&A practitioners about the latest trends and best practices in M&A.

In this article, we will explore some of the other firms that are leading the way in this space and discuss the ways in which they are leveraging technology to transform the M&A landscape.

In this comprehensive guide, discover the five best corporate development courses and training available in 2024. Read on to learn the key features of each course, including certification and pricing information, as well as format details.

Get up to speed with post merger integration courses and training in 2023 with this comprehensive guide. Learn the key features of the top 5 PMI courses, from certification and pricing to formats, and make an informed decision about which course is best for you.

Learn key strategies, pricing information, and formats for each course to help you make the best decision for your professional growth and development. Further your career now!

From a legal perspective, M&A is a highly complex practice that requires specialization. This article is a complete guide to M&A law and goes over the role of M&A lawyers.

In this article, we look at John Morada's vital tips and practices for integration management office (IMO) to help your integration management strategy deliver projected deal value.

An M&A communication plan is critical to the success of any acquisition, and it ensures that all stakeholders know important facts about the impending transaction and understands the implications.

Companies don't do deals and run by themselves, people are the ones who dictate the success of an acquisition. Learn why people centric M&A should be your M&A strategy.

A steering committee is a group of main stakeholders that decides on an organization’s priorities or order of business, and manages its operations general counsel.

Buying companies is not simple and requires many skills and business acumen, and it's also a very lucrative and highly specialized industry. For people who are determined to go down this path, here’s how to start a career in mergers and acquisitions.

Acquiring a business requires time, effort, and money. An acquisition can transform and grow a business overnight. But purchasing the wrong target company wastes time and resources, and causes distractions.

An M&A analyst is one of the most common roles hired in the industry and is where most people begin their careers. This article will cover in detail how to become an M&A analyst.

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are one of the most exciting industries in the business world. This article looks at M&A courses & certifications to accelerate your career in 2023. 

In this article, you will find the eleven of the most notorious failed mergers and acquisitions of all time, together with insights as to how they fell apart and what to watch out for in your next transaction.

Basic M&A terminologies can be highly confusing. If you are new in the industry or aspiring to start your career, you might hear a few terms that will make you scratch your head. Granted, you can whip out your phone and Google the terms, but we have taken the liberty of compiling all the commonly used M&A terminologies in one place.

The year 2021 hit record-breaking global M&A activity. Companies bought and sold each other at an extremely rapid pace, and there have been no indications of that pattern slowing down anytime soon. So, what's been causing the rise of M&A?

In the world of M&A, divestitures are probably the most complex type of transaction. In this article, you will learn why companies do divestitures, what makes it hard, and the actual steps into executing one.

Integration is arguably the most important part of your entire acquisition as it will dictate what kind of returns you will be getting from your investment. In this article, you will learn what is M&A integration is and what are the different types of integration.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) is one of the most powerful tools an organization can use to achieve massive growth and transformation in a short period of time. In this article, you will learn the steps of an entire M&A process.

Mergers and acquisitions are more than just the buying and selling of a company. There is a lot of strategy and complexity involved in every transaction. In this article, you will learn why companies do M&A, when they do it, and other forms of M&A transactions.

In an M&A process, there are several phases of diligence, including preliminary and confirmatory due diligence processes. It is imperative to understand what differentiates them, as both serve different purposes and entail separate processes.