Why do so many mergers and acquisitions fail according to a mergers and
acquisitions dataset? On paper, you would think that most mergers should succeed.
In reality, they are likely doomed to fail. Some thought leaders estimate that as
many as 70% of M&A (merger and acquisition) transactions fail. They don’t reach
their financial results, the strategy doesn’t play out as it should, and turnover rates
are significantly higher than expected. This creates undue stress on employees and
slows the overall performance of both companies as they come together.
Why are mergers and acquisitions so delicate? What can companies do to increase
the chances of success? After exploring a mergers and acquisitions dataset we
came up with three reasons why mergers and acquisitions fail and how these
failures can be prevented.
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