The most important questions to ask when buying or selling a business in a downturn
What factors should businesses look at when they are deciding whether to acquire another company, or sell themselves in today’s economic environment?
Checklist: How to overcome roadblocks in a business merger
How do you successfully acquire, merge or buy out another company operating in the same professional space? Take care of culture.
Why deals don’t succeed, and the 5Ps driving great business purchases
What determines if an acquisition is successful or not? The answer is often emotion, but that's not the only reason a deal will fall through.
Seven reasons why so many business acquisitions fail
Not every business acquisition is a success, with three out of four deals deemed a failure by those involved.
Reckon Accountants Group acquired by The Access Group in $100 million deal
The Access Group has today announced its acquisition of Aussie accounting and bookkeeping technology business Reckon Accountants Group, including APS and Reckon Elite.
M&A during COVID-19 has been a huge success. Here’s why dealmakers are cleaning up
M&A deals in Australia have been wildly successful in the past year, bucking the conventional wisdom about deals during downturns, writes Michael Sonego.
Dealmakers say M&A won’t peak for at least a year
M&A activity has soared past pre-pandemic levels and dealmakers are bracing themselves for another big year in 2022.
Big Red Group eyes further acquisitions after scooping up travel brands
It took more than 12 months to complete the deal, and now the Big Red Group team are on the lookout for more acquisitions.
Business culture has never been more important for achieving M&A goals
A poor culture can sabotage the best M&A deal, writes Pitcher Partners’ Michael Sonego, so don’t leave it as an afterthought in discussions.
Australia’s M&A boom is being driven by the fear of missing out
Australia's M&A market has become extremely heated in recent times, with deals being done at a pace not seen before.
Linktree acquires Odesli in a bid to become a “one-stop shop” for artists
Aussie social media startup Linktree has acquired Odesli, moving ahead in its strategy to provide a “one-stop shop” to musicians seeking to monetise their art.
Campos Coffee acquisition highlights international interest in Aussie SMEs
Campos Coffee has been acquired by listed multinational giant JDE Peet’s, almost 20 years after it opened its first Sydney cafe in 2002.