The 83% Failure Rate: Why Your UK M&A Strategy is Bleeding Value
83% of M&A deals fail to deliver synergy. The execution gap in the first 100 days is the primary killer of value.
The 83% Failure Rate: Why Your UK M&A Strategy is Bleeding Value
Synergy is not a default outcome; it is a hard-won result of discipline. 83% of M&A deals fail to boost shareholder value KPMG. In the UK, the failure rate is driven by a chronic execution gap.

The First 100 Days
Value is destroyed in the first 100 days. If you haven't integrated the PMO and CoSec functions by day 90, you have already lost.

Integration Engine
Successful M&A requires a Lead Auditor mindset. Stop chasing synergy and start focusing on integration ROI.


Acquire with conviction or do not acquire at all.
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