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Move your M&A deals with speed and certainty

A new playbook for today’s M&A deals

As firms focus their M&A more on growth, only few adapt their playbook. Accenture identifies 4 behaviors that help capture the full value potential.

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To help lead their merger integration planning

Capabilities

Corporate strategy

Get the right strategic fit. We help you make better decisions on why, where and when to invest to align with business objectives.

Target screening

Source the right deal. We'll assess potential and key business drivers to help you prioritize candidates.

Due diligence

Challenge assumptions. Our market, customer, competitor and technology insights help you conduct thorough diligence to choose the right target.

Merger integration

Deliver on the synergies. We'll help you reap the benefits of your deal with confidence.

Divestitures and carve-outs

Let go to grow. We'll build a strategy to help you achieve your divestiture objectives.

Analytics

Get actionable insights. We use advanced analytics to drive performance, expedite the M&A deal cycle and improve decision making.

How we work

Value capture

Focusing on large-scale transformation, we know where to look across the investment cycle for additional value.

Functional expertise

Our dedicated practice carries in-depth knowledge of strategy, supply chain, IT, sales, marketing, finance and change management.

Global reach

Our global network enables us to draw upon the best talent and resources for every project.

Divestitures & carve-outs

The secrets to seizing value from divestitures

Divestitures are an underutilized lever for growth and reinvention. Do executives know how to let go to grow?

Technology in M&A

Here’s why tech is so important to the M&A genome

Accenture shares why a holistic approach to technology is essential to maximizing value in merger and acquisition deals.

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What we think

Building M&A strength

Companies that regularly flex their M&A muscle often outperform the market. Find out what serial dealmakers are doing right.

Conquering the next value frontier in private equity

With deals becoming more complex, new value creation approaches are needed to continue to deliver outpaced returns. Read more.

Private equity and the rising cost of cyberattacks

Accenture outlines how to address cybersecurity in private equity by mitigating risks and enhancing resilience to cyber attacks.

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Mergers & Acquisitions blogs

Raising a glass to M&A success

Carlsberg taps into a winning IT integration strategy.

Maximizing merger potential

SABB and Alawwal Bank come together for the first-ever banking merger in Saudi Arabia.

Carve out for competitive agility

To focus on high-growth market segments in the semiconductor sector, NXP needed to divest a leg of...

CASE STUDY: Accenture’s acquisitions advantage

A strategic lever in capturing value and fueling organic growth.

Our leaders

J. Neely

Senior Managing Director – Accenture Strategy, Mergers and Acquisitions Global Lead

Takashi Yokotaki

Managing Director – Accenture Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Growth Markets/Japan Lead

Sven Wahle

Managing Director – Accenture Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, EMEA Lead

Seth Van Winkle

Managing Director – Accenture Strategy, Technology Strategy

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