IPM Insights

Breaking up is hard to do. We’re not talking about broken hearts but company divestitures. When a company carves out part of its business, the…

Companies often begin achieving some business benefits of a merger or acquisition as soon as the two entities become one. And forward-looking organizations are eager…

Successful mergers and acquisitions integrations depend on strong leadership and a consistent message of a compelling shared vision and strategy. Presumably, a sound strategy drove…

What do successful mergers and acquisitions (M&A) integrations have in common? Timely and thorough planning. Companies often either wait too long to begin planning or…

“Day One” is a key milestone in a merger or acquisition. The first day of legal ownership, Day One requires thorough planning to gain and…

A global multi-billion-dollar specialty pharmaceutical company was acquiring a smaller company with a pipeline of pain and spasticity drugs that would complement its own R&D…

When a global pharmaceutical and medical device company acquired another organization’s product portfolio, it faced the daunting task of integrating the new products into its…

Reap Reward, Not Risk From Your Integration A sound M&A strategy, supported by due diligence, does not translate automatically into a successful merger or acquisition.…