The What, The Why, The How - Mergers and Acquisitions

THE SIZE, SCOPE OF IMPACT, AND GROWING FREQUENCY of these transactions, combined with the high failure rate of mergers and acquisitions are strong motives for today's business and political leaders to gain a better understanding of these transactions.

Today's political leaders, business executives, Boards and business students need to understand when a merger or acquisition is appropriate and under what circumstances they are likely to be successful in achieving their goals and increasing shareholder value.

Beyond shareholder value it is important that leaders understand the risks along with the impacts on communities, regions and society as a whole. Finally understanding these transactions in today's environment is necessary as you never know when you might be looking for potential targets or if/when your organization is in fact becoming the target.

Kerry D. Gray CPA (CMA), MBA has enjoyed a successful career in both financial services and government administration. During this time he survived four significant merger transactions and it was apparent to him that there is a huge gap in the knowledge of leaders when it comes to mergers and acquisitions.

Given the impact these transactions have on shareholders, employees, suppliers and communities I felt it was important to gather and provide the information required to use this strategy appropriately and implement or integrate it successfully.