Mergercast by Booz & Company

Episode 19 – Winning Turnarounds

webmaster@booz.com (Booz & Company) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0500

Justin Pettit, a Partner at Booz & Company, explores the secrets of successful turnarounds based on an article he co-authored with Booz & Company Senior Partner William Jackson for Financier Worldwide. Topics include why turnarounds are so difficult, the four common characteristics of successful turnarounds and how to implement them, and expectations for future turnaround activity in the current environment.

Episode 18 – Bank Merger Integration in the Current Environment

webmaster@booz.com (Booz & Company) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Seamus McMahon, a Partner at Booz & Company, discusses how the current environment has impacted the way post-merger integration should be handled in bank transactions. Topics include the importance of retaining top customers, how to deal with managing credit risk for the combined entity, and the need for a more deliberate approach to cost savings.

Episode 17 – Banking Industry Turmoil (Video)

webmaster@booz.com (Booz & Company) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Mike McKeon, Senior Partner at Booz & Company, shares his insights into the current banking industry meltdown in this first video edition of Mergercast by Booz & Company. Mike takes on topics including the crisis’ impact on business and the economy, its acceleration of the existing trend toward industry consolidation, the government bailout, and what has to happen for the crisis to truly end.

Episode 16 – Measuring Employee Engagement

webmaster@booz.com (Booz & Company) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Christopher Hannegan, Principal at Booz & Company, and Sean McDade, founder and CEO of PeopleMetrics, discuss the importance of measuring employee engagement as part of the transaction process and how to use that data to create effective communications. McDade and Hannegan explain the proper time to begin measurement, the kinds of questions asked, and the way this approach can add value to a merger.

Episode 15 – The 3-Year, 100-Day Plan

webmaster@booz.com (Booz & Company) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Gerald Adolph, Senior Vice President of Booz & Company and leader of the firm's Mergers and Restructurings group, discusses the importance of integration planning that incorporates both the first 100 days and the merged organization's longer-term strategic goals. He explores three areas where this type of planning is most important and analyzes the impact of the current economic environment on planning.

Episode 14 – M&A in China

webmaster@booz.com (Booz & Company) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Andrew Cainey, a Senior Executive Advisor for Booz & Company in Greater China, discusses the state of the M&A market in China today. He explains why foreign companies typically buy stakes or create partnerships with Chinese entities rather than buying them outright and the recent boom in Chinese companies entering into transactions with foreign targets.

Episode 13 – Banking's Haves and Have-Nots

webmaster@booz.com (Booz & Company) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Paul Hyde, a Vice President in Booz & Company's Financial Services group, discusses how nearly two decades of banking industry mergers have created a group of "have-not" banks struggling to survive. He describes just what sets these banks apart from their more successful brethren, what they should do to remedy the situation, and where banking industry M&A is headed.

Episode 12 – Third Quarter 2007 Roundup

webmaster@booz.com (Booz & Company) — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Gerald Adolph, Senior Vice President at Booz & Company and leader of the firm's Mergers and Restructurings group, discusses the impact of the tighter credit environment on third-quarter 2007 M&A activity. He looks at the types of deals hindered by tighter credit, its impact on private equity firms and some new opportunities this presents for strategic buyers.

Episode 11 – First Half 2007 Roundup

webmaster@booz.com (Booz & Company) — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Gerald Adolph, Senior Vice President at Booz & Company and leader of the firm's Mergers and Restructurings group, discusses the M&A environment in the first half of 2007, looking at the strength of the current merger wave as well as the types of transactions seen. He then turns to the remainder of the year, examining critical, ongoing trends such as the potential impact of tighter credit on deal flow.

Episode 10 – The Next Big Thing

webmaster@booz.com (Booz & Company) — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Justin Pettit, Vice President at Booz & Company, spoke on July 27 at the Wall Street Journal Deals & Deal Makers 2007 conference on "The Next Big Thing: 7 Ways For Dealmakers to Make Money Tomorrow." This episode brings the presentation to you as recorded at the conference, which was held at the New York Stock Exchange.

Episode 9 – Seven Reasons Divestitures Are Harder Than You Think

webmaster@booz.com (Booz & Company) — Fri, 04 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400

J Neely, Vice President at Booz & Company, explains why divestitures in today's environment are much harder than they appear, potentially impacting not only the divested entity but the seller itself. Booz Allen has identified seven key hurdles to successful divestitures and J discusses several of them in detail during the interview.

Episode 8 – The Case for Pricey Acquisitions

webmaster@booz.com (Booz & Company) — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Justin Pettit, Vice President at Booz & Company, discusses a recent finding that, perhaps counterintuitively, the priciest acquisitions usually serve buyers better. He explains why this is the case and offers advice to those interested in considering an M&A strategy focused on pricier, growth-oriented partners.

Episode 7 – Value in the Balance

webmaster@booz.com (Booz & Company) — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Tom Flaherty, Senior Vice President at Booz & Company, discusses the challenges facing merging utilities in the regulatory approval process. Success in this area requires tough negotiation supported by innovative proposals to ensure that both shareholders and customers are treated equitably.

Episode 6 – The 10 Merger Imperatives

webmaster@booz.com (Booz & Company) — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500

Gerald Adolph, Senior Vice President at Booz & Company and leader of the firm’s global merger and restructuring practice, discusses the 10 merger imperatives as a framework for planning a merger and keeping it on track. The use of these imperatives allows the process to be broken down into a set of manageable components.

Episode 5 – Strategic Due Diligence in the Merger Process

webmaster@booz.com (Booz & Company) — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400

Simon Gillies, a Vice President at Booz & Company, discusses the importance of strategic due diligence in the merger process. Strategic due diligence is a third, critical component of the due diligence process, going beyond the traditional legal and financial reviews. It explores whether the potential of a transaction is realistic - or not."

Episode 4 – Execution-Related Risks Inherent in all Transactions

webmaster@booz.com (Booz & Company) — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400

J Neely, Vice President at Booz & Company, discusses the execution-related risks inherent in all transactions – the nine deadly sins of mergers. More than two-thirds of the transactions that fail do so at the execution stage. The keys to avoiding this fate are understanding the nine deadly sins and establishing a program integration team early in the merger process that can address them.

Episode 3 – The Importance of IT Integration to Merger Success

webmaster@booz.com (Booz & Company) — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400

Tom Casey, Vice President of Booz & Company specializing in information technology, discusses the importance of IT integration to merger success. He explains why senior management tends to approach IT integration in a perfunctory, arms-length manner and makes some suggestions for avoiding major IT integration mistakes.

Episode 2 – The Importance of Merger Communications to Successful Transactions

webmaster@booz.com (Booz & Company) — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400

Gerald Adolph, Senior Vice President of Booz & Company and leader of the firm’s global merger and restructuring practice, describes the importance of merger communications to successful transactions. He provides some valuable, practical advice about just how to set up and administer such a merger communications program.

Episode 1 – Why Mergers are More Successful Today than over the Past Decade

webmaster@booz.com (Booz & Company) — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400

Gerald Adolph, Senior Vice President of Booz & Company and leader of the firm’s global merger and restructuring practice, explains why mergers are more successful today than over the past decade, when one-half to two-thirds of them failed. Adolph attributes the change to a jump in the number of consolidation deals (rather than strategic deals), better pre-merger planning, and greater oversight from key stakeholders.