The Art of M&A Strategy: A Guide to Building Your Company's Future Through Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures

Seize the competitive advantage with today's most powerful strategic tool: mergers and acquisitions Driven by rapid globalization, technological advances, and dramatic changes in public policy, industry restructuring has become as usual. Yet the failure rates in MA participating in industry consolidation; corporate growth; and using acquisitions create real Some well-known historic examples are used illustrate success in strategies of each type that have been achieved through M&A. Part II is a to guide the development and execution of a successful M&A strategy. It begins with a review of strategic planning and outlines how determine the role of M&A, considering the industry context, the competitive imperatives and strategy options. If M&A is selected as one of the strategic weapons, subsequent chapters then outline how search and screen partner candidates, how choose between buying and selling, and finally how the board of directors should be engaged in M&A decisions. Part III goes from M&A as an event sustained strategic M&A programs. In particular, it examines the implications of globalization and the restructuring of industries on a global basis. When M&A is central strategy, competitive M&A skills are essential, so the book outlines the most strategic aspects of post-merger integration, how use advisors throughout the process and, moreover, the core competencies required for successful M&A programs. Ken Smith has practiced as a strategy consultant for 25 years, earlier with McKinsey and Company and more recently with SECOR Consulting, where he was also a Managing Partner and Chair. In 2010, Ken accepted an appointment at the University of Guelph as an Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Executive Programs in the College of Management and Economics, where he continues research and consulting on business and public policy matters associated with industry restructuring and M&A. Alexandra Reed Lajoux, chief knowledge officer, National Association of Corporate Directors, has three decades of experience in business information. After teaching literature and languages at the university level, she served as editor of a series of professional publications, including Directors & Boards, Mergers & Acquisitions, Export Today, HR Director/Human Capital, and Director's Monthly.

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