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The best in worst of times: the winning turnaround, http://www.booz.com/media/file/Financier-Worldwide-Winning-Turnaround.pdf Think LIke Private Equity to Enhance Public Company Value, http://www.booz.com/media/file/Think_Like_Private_Equity-Financial-Executive-2007.pdf The Nine Merger "Musts" for CFOs, http://businessfinancemag.com/article/nine-merger-musts-cfos-0901 Seven Reasons Divestitures Are Harder Than You Think, http://www.booz.com/global/home/what_we_think/ The M&A Collar Handbook, http://www.booz.com/global/home/what_we_think/ The Case for Pricey Acquisitions, http://www.strategy-business.com/media/file/leading_ideas-20070313.pdf Can You Prove Your Integration Is Going Well?, http://www.booz.com/media/file/Can_You_Prove-The-Deal-2006.pdf Why IT Integration is Critical to Merger Success, http://www.booz.com/media/file/Why_IT_Integration_is_Critical_to_Merger_Success-CIO.pdf Nine Steps to Prevent Merger Failure, http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/5271.html Mergers: Back to "Happily Ever After", http://www.strategy-business.com/media/file/resilience-02-15-06.pdf Consumer Products Companies Are Consolidating -- Now Why, http://www.booz.com/media/file/Consumer_Products_Companies_Are_Consolidating_GMA_Forum-2005.pdf Making Mergers Work: The Critical Role of the CFO, http://www.booz.com/global/home/what_we_think/reports_and_white_papers/ic-display/41901908 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do -- and to Manage, http://www.strategy-business.com/media/file/02301.pdf
Gerald Adolph, a Senior Partner at Booz & Company and leader of the firm's Mergers and Restructuring group, discusses the concept of merganic growth, which is described in his new book with Booz & Company Partner Justin Pettit titled "Merge Ahead: Mastering the Five Enduring Trends of Artful M&A" (McGraw Hill, June 2009). Topics include: the extent to which a merganic growth plan is a necessity today, the biggest mistakes to avoid in adopting merganic growth, and building the skills necessary to be a successful merganic acquirer. Listen to the Podcast (Length: 15:02) In this episode, Tom Flaherty, a Senior Partner at Booz & Company, discusses the concept of velocity and impatience as it impacts the deal environment. He approaches this topic, which is described in the book "Merge Ahead: Mastering the Five Enduring Trends of Artful M&A" by Booz & Company's Gerald Adolph and Justin Pettit, by exploring: whether the pace of business has become too fast; the reason deals are closing more quickly today and its implications for merger integration; and the need for interlocking integration plans, ranging from immediate to 100-day and 1,000-day. Listen to the Podcast (Length: 23:57) |
