Corporate Finance Practice

Mergers and Acquisitions

Despite the strategic and financial promises of M&A, as many as 50% of deals fail to meet reasonable expectations for performance. RPO research suggests that the key success factors are sound strategic planning, rigorous target selection and post-deal integration. Common causes of failure include weak strategic rationale; incorrect valuation assumptions leading to over-payment; selection of the wrong partner; and underestimated complexity in operational and cultural integration.

RPO combines strong business acumen with financial, operational and organizational analysis to offer a rigorous and disciplined M&A advisory service.

Engagement Highlights

Taking an End-to-End Perspective

Employing an agile yet disciplined method from opportunity generation and evaluation to execution and implementation.

Building the Right Team

Complementing the client team with specialized resources as needed: pre-deal planning and analysis; risk assessment; financing strategy; bid strategy; deal structuring and negotiation; due diligence; and post-deal integration planning.

Maintaining Strategic Focus

Ensuring the deal process does not lose sight of the overarching strategic agenda of the business enterprise.

Extracting Maximum Value

Avoiding the pitfalls of deal management only mitigates value destruction - realizing the strategy requires adept post-deal integration.