Global and Russian M&A markets analysis: trends, drivers, deal success

• Main Author: M. Yu. Katalkina
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Publishing House of the State University of Management 2020-10-01
• Series: Вестник университета
• Subjects: mergers; acquisitions; m&a trends; reorganization; integration; market dynamics; deal success; deal justification; unsuccessful m&a; reasons of failure
• Online Access: https://vestnik.guu.ru/jour/article/view/2382

M&A are still relevant and discussing according to global and Russian M&A statistics (value and count) and Management Tools & Trends survey, conducting by Bain & Company since 1993. Based on more than 10 surveys took place in different time M&A deals results were analyzed in different aspects, including top reasons why M&A have not generated expected value. Key M&A trends were analyzed: shift from scale deals to scope deals, complex corporate ecosystems occurring, time to close an M&A deal has risen in the last decade etc. As an illustration a few famous M&A failures were presented with results summary. Most important factors in achieving a successful M&A were defined and grouped in accordance with integration stages.