Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Be in the know: how to do a comprehensive M&A research.
Pursuing company acquisitions with the right focus
Mergers and acquisitions are pursued for reasons that include corporate growth, enlarging the product range, developing new markets or expanding a company’s leading position. Horizontal or vertical product diversification is a classical driver of companies’ M&A activities. Mergers and acquisitions often make it easier to extend your range to products in the same sector (horizontally) or to products either upstream or downstream in the manufacturing process (vertically).
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The relevance and quality of the content and sources
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The relevance and quality of the content and sourcesThe biggest different between paid-for online databases and public search engines is that the former guarantee quality and not just quantity. In professional research tools the sources are selected and strategically collated by experts. The deep web also includes licensed content that may be hidden behind paywalls on the free web. |
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Filter options and an extensive archiveFilter options are useful for reducing research results to a small number of relevant hits. This enables you to avoid being inundated with information and leads you quickly to the information you need. For research purposes it is particularly important to be able to consult an extensive archive of high-quality sources. A professional research tool gives you access to deal with the sources such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, FAZ and Wirtschaftswoche. The comprehensive archive of these publications goes back for an average of 20 years. |
Relevant M&A Analyses
For an M&A transaction, the information obtained should be used to perform the following analyses:
Raw data for M & A analysis can also be integrated into your own systems via API.
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Mergers & Acquisitions - Success depends crucially on the choice of information sourcesFrequently Asked Questions
What is merger and acquisitions strategy?
It is the buying, selling and merging of companies to achieve corporate growth, expansion of the product range/ portfolio, developing new markets or expanding a company’s leading position.
Why is mergers and acquisitions important?
Mergers and acquisitions make it easier to extend your own offering to products from the same industry or to products at an upstream or downstream level in the manufacturing process.
What are the advantages of Mergers and Acquisitions?
- There are several advantages to Merger or an Acquisition:
- Economic Trends
- Quick growth, bigger market share
- Larger companies, more efficiency
- Efficient processes allow lowering of prices
- Diversification of portfolio
- Acquisition of a bigger pool of skill and talent
- Avoid duplication of resources
- Tax advantages
- New market opportunities (for both companies)
What are the disadvantages of a Mergers and Acquisitions?
There are sometimes a few disadvantages following a merger or an acquisition:
- Sometimes companies M&A is done to gain Monopoly
- Monopoly may lead to higher prices, inefficient distribution of power within the industry
- Operational issues, companies with different natures, processes and cultures may struggle to merge
- Fewer choices for customers, may also lead to fewer improvements or innovations, loss of productivity
- M&A often leads to job losses.
- Hence, an efficient due diligence is a must to evaluate the company being considered for merger or acquisition, with respect to its key players, stakeholders, investors and vendors; their finances, product development and more.
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