Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Strategic Due Diligence: A Foundation for M&A Success

Strategic Due Diligence:
A Foundation for M&A Success

By Gerald Adolph, Simon Gillies, Joerg Krings

New York, N.Y., September 28, 2006 -- Mergers and acquisitions are one of the most popular, and potentially problematic, tools for companies eager to expand into new strategic arenas. In this piece, excerpted from the new book The Whole Deal: Fulfilling the Promise of Acquisitions and Mergers, the authors lay out the foundations of "strategic due diligence" -- a flexible but rigorous approach to identifying key value drivers in any potential takeover. Strategic due diligence enables executives to make a sober assessment of any prospective target's real worth. No two deals are alike, which makes this framework especially useful for acquisitive executives.

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