Mergers & Acquisitions

Company Cues (2c)

 
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Global Executive Specializing in Mergers & Acquisitions


Mike.Gendron@MichaelGendron.com                                                  (513)659-0098 (USA)


Mergers & Acquisitions are often high-risk ventures.  Some studies indicate that more than two-thirds of the mergers completed fail to create value for the acquiring company.   Primary reasons range from poor integration planning, to improper strategy, to overpaying.  This website is dedicated to planning and acquisition assessment through Due Diligence - two of the three points of failure.


The Blog is an instructional Blog discussing specific procedures that may be used to improved M&A success.  The entire website is based on M&A work that I’ve done over the years... battle proven. I invite your comments on the blog - share your successes & failures with other execs.


... the name Company Cues ... let’s just say the website is a summary of practical steps for M&A Success.

 

Michael P. Gendron has more than 30 years experience including CFO of both public & private companies, ranging from “Business Week Hottest Growth Companies in America” to $1.2 billion global corporations.  In addition to his global Chief Financial Officer responsibilities, Mr. Gendron has specialized in Mergers & Acquisitions around the world.  He is the author of the following business books which describe practical methods to unlock shareholder value:


  1. Bullet  Doing the M&A Deal: A Quick Access Field Manual & Guide

  2. Bullet  Integrating Newly Merged Organizations.

  3. Bullet  Creating the New E-Business Company.

  4. Bullet A Practical Approach to International  Operations.

Now available on Amazon.com.

What else is in this site?  ...checklists, plan templates, guides to get results...


  1. Bullet Process workflow - Summary of objectives for each element of deal ... Due Diligence, Day One, 1st 100 Days etc.

  2. Bullet Blog - Bi-weekly instructions on various activities in the deal ... Due Diligence: People....

  3. Bullet M&A Strategy - High level strategy objectives, key deliverables and project plan

  4. Bullet PreSale Tune-up - A project plan template to self-assess your business including checkpoints, deliverables and timetable

  5. Bullet Due Diligence - A project template to assist executives in planning/executing effective Due Diligence

  6. Bullet Post Deal Activity - A project template to assist executives in planning/executing Day One, First 100 Days, 2nd Hundred days after

 
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ARTICLES OF INTEREST

“Corporate Deal Makers Head to Emerging Markets”  http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/03/corporate-deal-makers-head-to-emerging-markets/


Developing Nations Setting Torrid Pace for Mergers”  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/business/global/04emerge.html?pagewanted=1&ref=business


“Golden Era May Elude Private Equity Investors as Prices Rise”  http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=agin57fZ6ARo&pos=11


“Buffet Casts a Wary Eye on Bankers”  http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/buffett-casts-a-wary-eye-on-bankers/


“Shareholder Activism Rarely Kills a US Merger”  http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61G4C220100217?feedType=RSS&feedName=innovationNews


“HMO Deals Seen Heating Up ...”  http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6173BR20100208?feedType=RSS&feedName=innovationNews


“Hershey Meltdown Looms After Cadbury Clash With Trust (Update1)”      http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=acn2XKpJ1dK0

“After Selling the Company, Remorse”   http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/business/smallbusiness/10sbiz.html


“As Deal Making Returns, Midsize Companies Are Seen as Prime Targets”  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/business/smallbusiness/13hunt.html


“Risk Still a Red Flag for Biotech Deals”  http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60D55S20100114?feedType=RSS&feedName=innovationNews


“Price of Tech M&A is Expected to Rise”  http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/08/price-of-tech-ma-is-expected-to-rise/