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Pre-Integration Planning Lessons Learned, Best Practices and Frameworks for an M&A Implementation
April 2025
Navigating the complex landscape of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is a daunting challenge for any organization. While M&A presents opportunities for growth and synergies, a significant portion of these corporate endeavors fail to reach their projected outcomes. Three challenges to success manifest in various forms, including cultural misalignment, ineffective communication and poor execution - such as delays in decision-making, lack of coordination across workstreams, insufficient attention to workforce integration, and ineffective execution strategies. As Benjamin Franklin famously said, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."
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