Skills create or erode M&A deal success
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Most deals fail due to a lack of focus on people. But that mindset is changing as it’s people that can unlock deal value.
Investors and companies undertake deals to create value. Our research indicates that 47% of deals that fail do so primarily due to a lack of strategic planning and execution rigour related to people risks.
This report examines what that means to dealmakers worldwide, drawing from a wide variety of datasets and insights. The significant body of data reveals practical insights from an in-depth survey of deal professionals across the entire transactional spectrum.
Leadership team
Organisational culture
Lack of change management strategy
On average, 47% of deals that fail, nearly half do so primarily due to a failure to strategically identify and address people issues.
In a deal, people cannot be left to chance. Failure to address pain points in your people strategy can have catastrophic consequences.