507: Decoding M&A: Why 70% of Deals Fail and the Scorecard for Predicting Success

507: Decoding M&A: Why 70% of Deals Fail and the Scorecard for Predicting Success

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 507, an interview with the authors of The M&A Failure Trap: Why Most Mergers and Acquisitions Fail and How the Few Succeed, Baruch Lev and Feng Gu.

In this episode, Baruch Lev and Feng Gu discuss the pitfalls of corporate acquisitions and the reasons why CEOs repeatedly make strategic errors that lead to costly mistakes. They argue that many acquisitions are driven by investor pressure and unrealistic expectations, with large deals often failing due to many factors including poor due diligence, lack of synergies, and talent retention challenges. Acquisitions should be a carefully considered last resort, not a knee-jerk strategic move.

Baruch Lev is a professor emeritus at NYU Stern School of Business, where he has taught and conducted research on mergers and acquisitions for decades. He worked formerly at UC Berkeley and the University of Chicago. His work has been widely cited in academic and professional circles (over 63,000 Google Scholar citations), and he is a leading authority on corporate finance and valuation.

Feng Gu is a professor of accounting at the University at Buffalo and has extensive experience in analyzing the financial aspects of corporate acquisitions. His research focuses on the economic consequences of corporate decisions and has been published in top-tier academic journals.

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334: Bain's Rishi Dave, The secret of top sellers

334: Bain's Rishi Dave, The secret of top sellers

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333: Gaia Bernstein, Managing screen time and addictive technology

333: Gaia Bernstein, Managing screen time and addictive technology

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332: Oscar Trimboli, The art of listening

332: Oscar Trimboli, The art of listening

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 332, an interview with the author of How to Listen, Oscar Trimboli. Effective communication is not all about eloquent speaking. The key sits on the ability to listen...

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331: Michael P. Leiter, Ph.D. How to beat burnout

331: Michael P. Leiter, Ph.D. How to beat burnout

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 331, an interview with the co-author of The Burnout Challenge, Michael P. Leiter, Ph.D. Burnout is one of the major contributors driving people to leave their job. ...

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330: Christina Maslach, PhD, Extinguishing burnout and workplace stigma

330: Christina Maslach, PhD, Extinguishing burnout and workplace stigma

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 330, an episode with Christina Maslach, PhD, a professor of psychology (Emerita) and a researcher at the Healthy Workplaces Center at the University of California, B...

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329: McKinsey's Venkat Atluri, How to thrive in the ecosystem economy

329: McKinsey's Venkat Atluri, How to thrive in the ecosystem economy

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 329, an episode with a Senior Partner and the global leader in the Tech and Telecommunication practice at McKinsey and Company, Venkat Atluri. In this episode, we de...

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328: Structure of the visioning workshop

328: Structure of the visioning workshop

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we go back to the visioning workshop part of the study and re-visit some of the most important points you need to keep in mind. Click he...

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327: Promoting women into senior roles (Strategy Skills classics)

327: Promoting women into senior roles (Strategy Skills classics)

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic from week 4 of the Corporate Strategy & Transformation study. Promoting women into leadership roles is a hot topic and, sadly, a debate. Why i...

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