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The Impact of Culture on M&A: What You Must Not Forget

Understanding the role of company culture is essential for successful M&A transactions. This article explores common pitfalls, effective strategies, and a practical checklist for M&A professionals.

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Risico's van Buy-and-Build: Hoe Beperk je deze?

De buy-and-build strategie biedt kansen voor groei, maar kent ook aanzienlijke risico's. Dit artikel bespreekt de belangrijkste valkuilen en effectieve mitigatiestrategieën.

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Strategisch Kiezen Tussen Fusie en Overname

Dit artikel bespreekt de uitdagingen en kansen van fusies en overnames (M&A) en buy-and-build strategieën. Het biedt praktische inzichten en een checklist voor M&A-specialisten.

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Bedrijven Kopen en Samenvoegen: Best Practices voor M&A en Buy-and-Build

Dit artikel bespreekt de uitdagingen en kansen bij fusies en overnames, met een focus op buy-and-build strategieën. We bieden praktische inzichten en een checklist voor M&A-specialisten.

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A success fee bracket is not a percentage

Why 5/4/3/2 on a five-million deal is 160,000 and not 100,000, and why your CRM probably gets it wrong.

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Extension moves the reference date

Most compliance calendars show red on the wrong day. What "on time" actually means, and why filed is not the same as filed on time.

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The dates everybody forgets after closing

Earn-outs, escrow, warranties, non-competes. The deal team moves on; the obligations do not. How to make sure someone is looking.

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A target is not a lead: the four numbers your CRM does not have

Sales software knows the value of a deal. It does not know the size of the company you are buying. That gap is where acquisition pipelines go wrong.

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Ten statuses at once: why a process needs a phase per bidder

A sell-side process does not have one status. Every counterparty is somewhere else. Software that gives the deal a single status is describing something that does not exist.

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The share register as a series of mutations, not a snapshot

A snapshot tells you who owns what today. It cannot tell you how that came to be, and that is the question the notary, the bank and the buyer will ask.

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Resolutions from templates: why the wording belongs to the notary, not the software

A board resolution is a legal document. Its text was agreed with a notary. Software that hard-codes that text has taken something that was never its to own.

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January 8%, December 90%: measuring a pipeline against a goal that moves

A fixed threshold makes every January look like a disaster and every December look fine. The threshold has to move with the calendar.

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Five registers your auditor will ask about

Rejected clients, claims, incidents, complaints, conflicts of interest. What each register is for, what open means, and why one screen across all five beats five spreadsheets.

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