IT BEGINS WITH STRATEGY

Corporate Strategy is the corner post of M&A decisions and ultimately success.

Ideally the corporate strategy is determined first, then a decision is made on how to achieve it (for example: build it or buy it).

There are many cases of companies that went straight to an M&A decision based on a company on the market or other external factors that may not have aligned with their corporate strategy. This approach is not recommended.

Corporate Strategies that May (or May Not) Result in M&A activity:

Start-up Strategies (Click to Explore M&A Factors to Consider and Resources For Each):

The ‘5-Year Start-up-to-Sale’ Strategy

The Big Idea Start-Up in Need of Investors

Start-ups Seeded by Large Corporations

Growth Strategies (Click to Explore M&A Factors to Consider and Resources For Each):

Increase Clients/Market Share

Increase Wallet Share (Per Client)

New Channel Entry