M&A insights, strategies, and trends

GenAI impacts on your cultural M&A diligence analysis

In this blog post, we explore a few uses cases for GenAI in culture diligence and how it can help leaders and deal teams alike to focus on nuanced decision making and spend less time processing data.

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2025 investment management outlook

Navigating fast-paced change, elevated risk, and outsized opportunity

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2025 banking and capital markets outlooks

2025 banking and capital markets outlook

As the banking industry adapts to a low-growth, lower-rate environment, banks can reinforce their foundation for sustainable growth with ingenuity and discipline.

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In M&A, Product Master Data Is a Key to Value

During acquisitions and divestitures, realization of revenue synergies may depend on factors such as timing, accuracy, and rationalization of product master data

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3 tips for financial transactions in any market

Valuations and M&A activity are increasing in the U.S., especially in life sciences and MedTech, but the full impact of economic changes may not be clear until 2025, highlighting the need for strategic financial planning.

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Trees that grow fast need strong roots

Acquisitions provided the fast-track to growth. But what about integration and stability?

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2025 commercial real estate outlook

Turning the corner to capitalize on a generational opportunity

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The path to thrive: M&A strategies for a brave new world

Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) markets reached a nadir in 2023, with challenging conditions suppressing total deal value below $3 trillion for the first time in a decade. There are, however, a few strong positives.

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UnboundEd becomes more than the sum of its parts

A strategic merger between two nonprofits acted as an impact multiplier for educational equity

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How Strategic Buyers and PE Firms Can Step Up Software Target Bids

Risk-based M&A IT due diligence is increasingly insufficient for effective dealmaking

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5 ways GenAI can elevate the value of your M&A clean room

Reimagining clean room analytics as a strategic differentiator

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In M&A, there’s no second chance to make a first impression

In one of the largest-ever bank acquisitions in North America, strategic planning helped drive a complex integration and seamless welcome for a regional bank’s customers.

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Cultivating growth through expansion

For one US agribusiness, the seeds for continued success lay in M&A

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Rebalancing your Portfolio to Fuel Growth

This report explores some of the key themes, and provides valuable insights and practical strategies to help company leaders evolve their thinking around portfolio management and divestment.

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2024 chemical industry outlook

The chemical industry should balance short- and long-term goals to weather the uncertainty in the current landscape and position itself for the future.

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2024 global chemical industry mergers and acquisitions outlook

Resilience through the headwinds

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2024 manufacturing industry outlook

Manufacturers should continue embracing digital transformation to contribute to a competitive and resilient future and to help tackle ongoing manufacturing challenges.

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Boards and transformation initiatives: Strategy is just the beginning

Company transformation initiatives take many forms and can include a variety of efforts related to mergers and acquisitions (M&A), restructuring, divestitures, and workforce redesigns. While these project categories have differing goals and time spans, they can affect large swaths of a company’s operations and result in organization-wide change.

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Cloud cost management

With the increasing challenges amid rising interest rates and greater government scrutiny, private equity (PE) firms need to continue to manage expenses to drive returns. By expanding a portfolio company’s footprint in the cloud, PE firms gain the competitive advantage of added security, agility, and scalability.

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Private equity’s generative AI opportunity is here

In a world where technology evolves at the speed of light, many of the new world challenges can be directly addressed with the emergence of disruptive technologies. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is at the forefront of disruptive technologies, paving the way for innovative solutions to address ever-evolving needs across various industries.

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Energy transition: The road to scale

Cross-industry collaboration and risk mitigation will be needed to achieve net-zero goals.

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Exploring the potential of CCaaS for Private Equity

How AI in private equity can solve a firm’s contact center challenges

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Four ways ESG is reshaping M&A

ESG considerations in M&A

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2024 Global Corporate Divestiture Survey

5 bold steps to becoming ‘divestiture-ready’

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Governance of transformation amid an uncertain business climate

It seems an understatement to characterize the current state of global affairs as “volatile.” If the past few years have shown anything, it’s that boards can be certain of at least one thing: an uncertain governance landscape.

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A simple guide to complex interim operating models

Interim operating models (IOMs) intricately map out how legal entities interact with customers and each other, orchestrating a seamless post-M&A dance between sellers and buyers.

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New year, new opportunities: M&A life sciences trends

Life sciences M&A was a bright spot across the wider dealmaking world in 2023. Will this positive trend continue over the next 12 months? We think so. We’re making five bold 2024 life sciences M&A predictions, which include another strong year for pharma M&A and a positive turn for the MedTech market. Find out what else we expect this year.

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M&A outlook: Responding to stranded asset risk with M&A

Notwithstanding the alarmist phraseology, “stranded asset” risk presents opportunities as well as challenges for both future M&A activity and investor decision-making.

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M&A outlook: The energy transition presents attractive investment opportunities

The energy transition has created an array of M&A investment opportunities, which organisations are capitalising on to support their sustainability and climate objectives.

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Shifting tides in life sciences M&A

Observations on M&A in the 2023 pharma and biopharma market

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The potential of private equity blockchain adoption

How digital contracts in private equity benefit firms and clients

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Transaction heroes: How CFOs can position their companies for a possible M&A revival

In this edition of CFO Insights, we’ll explore how CFOs can adapt to the current M&A environment—and prepare for the shape of the potential M&A market to come.

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Time to consider supply chain reshoring?

It may lower supply chain risks and up supply chain resilience

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Private capital innovation: Using artificial intelligence can accelerate the portfolio valuation process

More frequent portfolio company valuations may open doors for new private equity investors and enhance transparency in portfolio management.

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How embracing AI in M&A can drive exponential value

4 bold predictions and 4 strategic actions

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Accelerate your divestiture with our readiness tool

Every divestiture transaction is a unique journey. Our Divestiture Readiness SelfAssess™ tool is here to help you navigate yours. Without planning, the divestiture process can be chaotic and challenging. Learn how our solution can help identify the steps that can better prepare your company for a transaction.

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A search for harmony

When making the operating model adjustments needed to keep a business growing, balance is key

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The increasingly vital role of ESG in M&A

Across the deal life cycle, better data, improved measurement, and a deeper understanding of ESG are key factors shaping dealmaking for M&A leaders. The results of our 2024 ESG in M&A trends survey show a bold embrace of the role of ESG in M&A strategies that seize opportunity and create additional value.

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2024 Global Corporate Divestiture Survey

The potential value of a divestiture goes beyond its transaction price. Our latest Global Corporate Divestiture Survey shows that organizations who approach divestiture planning in earnest can lower their separation cost and effort, increase transaction value, and realize growth and optimization opportunities for the divesting organization. Learn about five steps to consider in your divestiture strategy.

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M&A: Showing Signs of Resurgence

Though numerous macroeconomic factors and company-specific headwinds posed challenges to deal activity in 2023, there are several reasons to be optimistic in 2024 about the potential for the US M&A market.

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Planning for the financial elements of a divestiture transaction

Providing CFOs, controllers, CEOs, and their teams access to valuable insights on M&A trends that can help their organizations become more strategic, proactive, and effective in today’s M&A reality.

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2024 commercial real estate M&A outlook

In 2023, commercial real estate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) hit the pause button. Lending for commercial real estate projects tightened, exacerbating an already dry environment for those seeking financing. Toward the end of 2023, however, the storm clouds began to part.

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Deloitte's private equity in sports playbook

As private equity reshapes the very fabric of sports ownership, the game plan for owners and investors is clear: Understanding the business world of sports can be a necessity for those seeking to capture value off the field. Deloitte’s Private Equity in Sports Playbook lays out some key considerations for making an informed decision before striking a deal.

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Rethinking business margin improvement strategies: 6 bold insights from the 2024 MarginPLUS study

The economic uncertainty of 2023 was not vastly different from challenging periods of the past. The way many organizations responded to it, though, marked a bold shift. The insights from our 2024 MarginPLUS study of more than 300 business leaders show a move in favor of a more strategic and focused approach.

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2024 insurance M&A outlook: Climbing the leaderboard

While insurance companies and investors rebalanced their portfolios in 2023, it was a year of fewer transactions. The 2024 insurance M&A outlook explores trends and insights from the insurance sector that can help businesses better position themselves to catch incoming opportunities.

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2024 banking and capital markets M&A outlook: The next chess move

Between inflation, interest rate hikes, and geopolitical conflict, 2023 saw muted mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in banking and capital markets across the United States. Plan for the year ahead with the latest outlook on M&A activity in the banking and capital markets sector.

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2024 M&A Trends Survey: Mind the gap

M&A market uncertainty has only intensified since it was the focus of our last M&A trends survey in early 2023. However, now and for the year ahead, our new research indicates that pivots, shifts, and innovation in M&A activity are helping dealmakers adapt to a new normal.

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M&A in Banking & Capital Markets The Executive Playbook

Learn how Deloitte professionals turn highly customized mergers and acquisitions in banking and restructuring strategies into high-impact solutions that power growth.

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Accounting for Change

Resetting a fresh balance sheet after bankruptcy - Learn how Deloitte helped one company emerge from bankruptcy

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M&A: Turn Diligence Insights into Integration Steps

Buyers can leverage insights from three key diligence areas to guide their journey from pre-deal analysis to post-deal execution.

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2024 global insurance outlook

Insurers evolving to address changing operating environment and precipitate even greater societal impact

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2024 banking and capital markets outlook

Banks' strategic choices will be tested as they contend with multiple fundamental challenges to their business models. They must demonstrate conviction and agility to thrive.

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2024 investment management outlook

Winning in tomorrow’s world with the lessons of today

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Unlocking supply chain value through restructuring

Complex supply chains that have long been financially worthwhile for many organizations are today getting a hard look. Rising global wages, lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and higher sustainability expectations are among the factors pushing leaders to consider supply chain reshoring or nearshoring.

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Restatements and remediations after an IPO or de-SPAC

When initial public offerings and de-SPACs surged, restatements did as well. What lessons can we draw from these transactions? Here’s what company CFOs tell us—and what you can do to address and potentially prevent restatements and related remediations.

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2023 oil and gas M&A outlook

Our annual oil and gas M&A outlook reveals five trends that could reshape the dealmaking landscape and provide inroads to profitable opportunities in the year ahead—and beyond.

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2023 Global chemical industry mergers and acquisitions outlook

As chemical companies come to terms with managing on-going volatility, it is hopeful that 2023 will likely prove to be a stronger year of transactions in the industry.

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M&A done right

A global semiconductor company was acquiring another company; to be successful, they’d need to take two sets of strategies, technologies, and talents and harmonize them to create something new. They chose to work with Deloitte.

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Repositioning global support, setting the stage for growth

A global consumer packaged goods company was being outpaced by its peers in profitability. But by transforming the operating model and optimizing strategic control for cost improvement, we helped it save over $200 million—and set the stage for a brighter future.

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Making the business of mobility easier

After a global transportation client tripled its workforce, Deloitte helped it navigate the transition of new future employees and the disparate policies and programs that came with them. How? By creating an ecosystem of services that streamlined its new tax, compliance, and rewards issues.

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Simplify the valuation process

A large investment management firm had a resource problem. It needed to expand resource capacity, increase efficiencies, achieve greater scale, and reduce risks—all within their valuation function. And to find the right solutions, it needed Deloitte.

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How boards can help companies avoid the M&A synergy trap

In fulfilling its duty of care, the board has an important role in helping drive an effective approach to M&A throughout the deal life cycle. Find out how to fine-tune your own approach with the help of these key learnings.

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The serial divestiture journey: Navigating serial divestitures to rebalance portfolios for growth

Any company that aims to outperform its peers should continuously evaluate and pivot its business model and asset mix. Those who do so achieve higher returns on their M&A transactions. While acquisitions receive the share of attention, divestitures and spinoffs generate tremendous value.

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ESG considerations in M&A

ESG factors are redefining value and risk in business. Growing concerns over climate, sustainability, diversity and inclusion, pay equity and more are increasingly shaping public policy—and public opinion.

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Sustainable organizational improvement: Unpacking the root causes of supervisory burden

Supervisory burden is a concept that determines an organization’s appropriate span of control at a granular level so that it can achieve organizational efficiency and overall performance. This report unpacks the root causes of supervisory burden.

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GenAI impacts on your cultural M&A diligence analysis

GenAI impacts on your cultural M&A diligence analysis

2025 investment management outlook

2025 investment management outlook

2025 banking and capital markets outlooks

2025 banking and capital markets outlook

In M&A, Product Master Data Is a Key to Value

In M&A, Product Master Data Is a Key to Value

3 tips for financial transactions in any market

3 tips for financial transactions in any market

Trees that grow fast need strong roots

Trees that grow fast need strong roots

2025 commercial real estate outlook

2025 commercial real estate outlook

The path to thrive: M&A strategies for a brave new world

The path to thrive: M&A strategies for a brave new world

UnboundEd becomes more than the sum of its parts

UnboundEd becomes more than the sum of its parts

How Strategic Buyers and PE Firms Can Step Up Software Target Bids

How Strategic Buyers and PE Firms Can Step Up Software Target Bids

5 ways GenAI can elevate the value of your M&A clean room

5 ways GenAI can elevate the value of your M&A clean room

In M&A, there’s no second chance to make a first impression

In M&A, there’s no second chance to make a first impression

Cultivating growth through expansion

Cultivating growth through expansion

Rebalancing your Portfolio to Fuel Growth

Rebalancing your Portfolio to Fuel Growth

2024 chemical industry outlook

2024 chemical industry outlook

2024 global chemical industry mergers and acquisitions outlook

2024 global chemical industry mergers and acquisitions outlook

2024 manufacturing industry outlook

2024 manufacturing industry outlook

Boards and transformation initiatives: Strategy is just the beginning

Boards and transformation initiatives: Strategy is just the beginning

Cloud cost management

Cloud cost management

Private equity’s generative AI opportunity is here

Private equity’s generative AI opportunity is here

Energy transition: The road to scale

Energy transition: The road to scale

Exploring the potential of CCaaS for Private Equity

Exploring the potential of CCaaS for Private Equity

Four ways ESG is reshaping M&A

Four ways ESG is reshaping M&A

2024 Global Corporate Divestiture Survey

2024 Global Corporate Divestiture Survey

Governance of transformation amid an uncertain business climate

Governance of transformation amid an uncertain business climate

A simple guide to complex interim operating models

A simple guide to complex interim operating models

New year, new opportunities: M&A life sciences trends

New year, new opportunities: M&A life sciences trends

M&A outlook: Responding to stranded asset risk with M&A

M&A outlook: Responding to stranded asset risk with M&A

M&A outlook: The energy transition presents attractive investment opportunities

M&A outlook: The energy transition presents attractive investment opportunities

Shifting tides in life sciences M&A

Shifting tides in life sciences M&A

The potential of private equity blockchain adoption

The potential of private equity blockchain adoption

Transaction heroes: How CFOs can position their companies for a possible M&A revival

Transaction heroes: How CFOs can position their companies for a possible M&A revival

Time to consider supply chain reshoring?

Time to consider supply chain reshoring?

Private capital innovation: Using artificial intelligence can accelerate the portfolio valuation process

Private capital innovation: Using artificial intelligence can accelerate the portfolio valuation process

How embracing AI in M&A can drive exponential value

How embracing AI in M&A can drive exponential value

Accelerate your divestiture with our readiness tool

Accelerate your divestiture with our readiness tool

A search for harmony

A search for harmony

The increasingly vital role of ESG in M&A

The increasingly vital role of ESG in M&A

2024 Global Corporate Divestiture Survey

2024 Global Corporate Divestiture Survey