Top 10 Major M&A Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Описание: Do you want to buy a business, but don’t know where to start, what to look for, or what to avoid? Are you worried that you might make a basic mistake that jeopardises your chances of success?
Alan Shala talks us through the top 10 mistakes made in M&A and offers some solutions to help you complete your next acquisition successfully. These include successfully making a good first impression, avoiding common negotiation failures and due diligence mistakes, and identifying who has the upper hand in negotiations so that you can play secure the best possible result for your business.

0:12 First impression failures
2:00 Negotiation failures
2:58 Asking for a high valuation with no rationale
3:55 Due diligence failures
4:37 Share purchase agreement failures
5:26 Talking about the deal before it closes
6:12 Failing to understand who really has the power
6:55 Misjudging the opposition
7:55 Calling the seller’s employees without permission
8:30 Contacting a seller’s customers/vendors without permission

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