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Recharge high tech growth with next-gen M&A

Unlock opportunities to broaden product portfolios and fuel short-term and long-term growth through new M&A strategies.

Traditional organic growth in the high tech industry is dead, due to the rising cost of R&D, speed of technology turnover and a more demanding, diverse customer base. Instead, leading companies are using M&A as a growth strategy.

M&A impact

As companies use M&A as a tool to help them transform their business to enter new industries, markets and geographies, their approach to M&A must change rapidly. These are the three major reasons for leveraging M&A.

Growing the core

Pursuing growth via expansion in existing markets, customer segments, product set or customer markets drives growth.

Migrating to adjacent businesses

Growing via expansion in the value chain with new distribution channels, geographies, product or tech modifications serving new customer segments.

Pivoting to new opportunities

Achieving growth through new products and services, migrating into “white spaces.” Doing so involves risk, and market reaction is not always positive.

M&A pillars

Accenture differentiates through a value-led perspective, unmatched scope and scale, and digitally powered capabilities.

Value-led

  • Deal-shaping capabilities
  • Full range of value levers from growth to cost
  • Leading revenue growth accelerators
  • Market-leading research

Scope and scale

  • Accenture’s global reach
  • 500,000 professionals
  • 175,000 worldwide technology experts
  • Powerful ecosystem with SAP, Salesforce, and others

Digitally powered

  • Largest, most advanced analytics capability
  • 3,800+ data scientists/AI specialists
  • Proven AI-enabled accelerators dedicated to M&A

Impact

Firms who bought in a downturn tend to have a higher three-year total shareholder return (TSR) than their S&P 500 sector average.

30%

Increase from M&A during epidemic outbreaks.

22%

Increase from M&A during downturns.

-11%

Decrease from M&A during financial shocks.

First steps

While using M&A to fuel growth is a complex process, a few first moves can help smooth the journey.

Adapt to changing geopolitical landscape

Keep pace with a highly varied business environment of the semiconductor industry with many regulatory and government protocols.

Base target screening

Create a robust target screening process based on your companies R&D investments and technology roadmaps.

Test with joint ventures

Understand the impacts of the transformational M&A deals versus smaller, less significant M&A activity.

Our leaders

Syed Alam

Managing Director – High Tech, Global Lead
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Vikrant Viniak

Senior Managing Director – Sustainability Services & Strategy, North America Lead
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Sam Panda

Managing Director – Accenture Strategy
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John Kinnaman

Managing Director – Strategy, High Tech, North America
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