Maximising value from M&A

Maximising value from M&A by driving organisational performance

Over two-thirds of M&A activity fails to deliver value, often due to a failure to prioritise culture, leadership, and strategic alignment in deal planning and execution. Our guide highlights how driving organisational performance, and supporting your employees across the transaction lifecycle, enables you to deliver your M&A outcomes.

Download the full PDF to see our top tips and actionable insights for defining priorities, minimising disruption, and achieving M&A success.

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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are significant milestones for any business, but they come with challenges—more than two-thirds fail to deliver expected value. Why? Misalignment of culture, unclear governance, and overlooked people priorities are among the biggest obstacles.

Our guide, Maximising Value from M&A, dives into how businesses can unlock success across every phase of the transaction lifecycle—from defining M&A strategy to executing seamless integrations and achieving long-term value.

Key highlights you’ll find in the PDF:

• Clarity of vision: Why communication of your deal drivers inspires stakeholder confidence and trust.
• Accountability for outcomes: How clear and consistent ownership from leadership drives execution success.
• Building M&A capability: Tips for developing and maintaining your internal M&A capability to maximise value for both frequent and complex deals.
• Recognising talent as a value driver: Why People topics should be integrated early into strategic discussions.

Download the guide below to see our perspective on how your next M&A initiative can deliver its full potential and get in touch, every deal is different and we’d love to discuss your specific challenges!

Heather Martin

Head of M&A​

[email protected]