PLA has developed an approach to managing mergers that significantly mitigates the risk associated with combinations.

Leverage proven methodologies to minimize risks and rapidly realize the full value of your transaction.

We've all heard the stats – as many as 3 out of 4 transactions fail.  But what is behind those numbers?  What makes one deal successful, while most mergers or acquisitions fall well short of recovering even the cost of capital in the deal? After working with hundreds of executives, we have recognized that sometimes the issue begins with faulty deal rationale.  But even with a sound deal thesis, integration can be a daunting task that overwhelms companies and leads to sub-optimal results.  Some argue that slow integration is the leading cause.  Others point to people and cultural issues.  But with experience in more than 75 integrations ranging in size from $10 million to $10 billion, we view the problem a bit differently. Integrations will fail when there is no context or method for quickly making the thousands of decisions that must be made for an integration to proceed.

After working with CEOs and executives through numerous transactions, PLA has developed an approach to managing mergers that significantly mitigates the risk associated with combinations.  And, we can help you get the integration done faster while avoiding mistakes that can slow progress and kill leaders' credibility during a deal. Through our Merger Execution Solutions, PLA can guide your organization through every phase of integration to unlock the full value and potential of any deal.

Services:

  • StrategyFirstSM Integration Planning: Leverage our proven approach to integrations to avoid common stumbling blocks and attain deal value sooner.
  • Post Deal Assessments: Utilize this in-depth analysis to identify untapped opportunities from past deals and learn new best practices to increase the value of future deals. 
  • 3rd Party Clean Room Data Analysis: Complete data analysis ahead of deal close when sharing the information is not possible due to legal and regulatory constraints.

Benefits:
  • Drive progress and decision making, even before the organization structure has been defined.
  • Remove barriers to integration that allow results to be realized more quickly.
  • Focus the energy within firms on customers and competitors – not the internal distractions that accompany any deal.
  • Retain key talent, even in the face of uncertainty and turmoil.
  • Turn the theoretical benefits of the deal into hard dollars – more reliably and faster.

If you are interested in learning more about PLA's Merger Execution Solutions, please contact Don Robinson or call 214-274-4131.