What you don’t know about due diligence can hurt you.
The Whole Deal book coverOrganizations looking to merge today face an enormously complex process that comprises many individual tasks. Due diligence is among the more well-known of these, yet most executives see this area as primarily comprising financial and legal due diligence. In fact, there’s a third component called “strategic due diligence” that is critically important to deal success. It explores whether the potential of the transaction is realistic – or not.
Strategic due diligence, which tests the strategic rationale for a proposed transaction, is one of the M&A topics examined in a new book by Booz Allen Hamilton titled “The Whole Deal: Fulfilling the Promise of Acquisitions and Mergers.”
“The Whole Deal” spans the entire transaction timeline, from pre-deal issues to post merger integration. It was developed by Booz Allen’s mergers and restructuring experts, who over the past 5 years have supported more than 600 acquisitions and restructurings. It draws from Booz Allen’s hands-on efforts in post merger integration, M&A due diligence and post-deal restructuring.
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