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M&A Strategy
Your M&A strategy should be a logical extension of your growth strategy, and should be based on a disciplined and repeatable model that supports frequent, ever larger deals.
Our industry-leading work spans corporate strategy, private-equity investing and related disciplines. With more than 9,000 projects completed across virtually all industries and geographies we bring unparalleled experience and expertise to every facet of M&A consulting.
We'll work with you to:
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Bain Partner Dale Stafford discusses what makes M&A "Mountain Climbers" reach the top.
Advise on strategy and screening, due diligence, integration, divestitures and separations, joint ventures/alliances, corporate finance, and much more.
- Apply a comprehensive set of best-in-class diagnostics, frameworks, proprietary benchmarks and other analytics tools and capabilities to guide target prioritization and screening, integration workflows and other essential elements of successful M&A.
What to Expect
What to Expect
See the big picture
Articulate your aspirations, size the growth gap, align M&A strategy with your overall strategy, decide where to invest and divest, and prioritize opportunities
Create a repeatable model
Define objectives and sources of value, develop an M&A program based on frequency, size and timing of deals, and build the team and processes that support consistent deal making
Build critical capabilities
Generate a full list of targets, develop a screening framework, create an M&A roadmap and devise a plan to approach targets and build relationships
Rethink risk versus safety
Understand the realities of scale versus scope, and why scale is not necessarily safe and scope is not necessarily risky
M&A Midyear Report 2024
Dealmakers Mine Multiple Sources of Value: Companies are looking for cost and growth, not just one or the other.
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Our M&A Strategy Experience
Our M&A Strategy Experience
18,000+
We know what makes a successful acquisition. We've worked on more than 9,000 due diligence projects for corporate acquirers and private equity firms across industries and geographies.
2x
Clients who choose Bain for diligence work unlock more than double the revenue and cost synergies—and we know how to build your strategy to reach that.
Our Client Results
Our Insights on M&A Strategy
A Better Approach to Mergers and Acquisitions
Far more mergers succeed today than in the past, and when done well, M&A is a sure path to value creation. This new Harvard Business Review article uncovers the best practices for successful mergers.
