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3 Common M&A Pitfalls, and How to Avoid Them

Harvard Business

Experience has taught me that the art of good M&A requires a combination of careful research, emotional intelligence, and attention to detail that might otherwise get overlooked; due diligence requires more than a scan through boxes of contracts and reviewing the balance sheet. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy.

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Research Shows That Smaller M&A Deals Work Out Better

Harvard Business

Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Walter Thompson Company for $566 million in 1987 and Ogilvy for $864 million in 1989 — big acquisitions that stretched the company’s balance sheet. The management understood that doing three deals a year meant they had to do due diligence on 20 companies and submit five bids.

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What the Companies That Predict the Future Do Differently

Harvard Business

No wonder, then, that executives have placed predictive analytics at the top of the executive agenda since 2012, according to a recent Accenture survey. Turning information exchange into value and revenue involves changing the nature of information relationships as well as management’s abilities to act on that information.

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Kodak’s Downfall Wasn’t About Technology

Harvard Business

Sponsored by Accenture. Sasson himself told The New York Times that management’s response to his digital camera was “that’s cute – but don’t tell anyone about it.” How Digital Business Models Are Changing. No strategy is static. ” A good line, but not completely accurate.

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