Navigating Common Pitfalls in AI Implementation
In the dynamic landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption within businesses, even meticulously planned initiatives may face challenges that stem from hidden data costs and suboptimal infrastructure decisions. As organizations [...]
The Board’s Challenges in 2024
In the ever-evolving landscape of corporate governance, the year 2024 brings forth a set of challenges influenced by economic, technological, and societal changes. As businesses gear up for the future, [...]
Embracing change’s subtle yet crucial aspects
In the dynamic landscape of organizational evolution, be it adapting to hybrid work structures or embedding new methodologies, the human dimension of change management demands deliberate attention. While technical [...]
Vesting: Share-Based Incentive Program
Vesting, also known as equity vesting, is an essential concept that holds significant importance for both employees and investors in startups and established companies alike. Having a clear understanding [...]
Boards need to sharpen their insight
In the upcoming year, boards should anticipate their oversight and governance processes facing various challenges, including economic uncertainty, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, difficulties in supply chain management, cybersecurity [...]
Know your M&A financial metrics
Mergers, acquisitions, and buyout transactions are intricate endeavors that demand meticulous analysis and evaluation of various financial factors. The acquiring company and the target company must comprehensively assess the [...]
Address culture clashes during M&A
An M&A strategy can generate synergies, growth, drive value, expand market access and establish a global presence. But while deals can benefit the companies involved, many mergers have resulted in [...]
Trust encourages greater risk-taking in M&A transactions
Trust is critical in M&A transactions. Both parties are naturally suspicious of each other, and tensions run high even in the smoothest of deals, so any ant can be magnified [...]
Don’t forget your Working Capital target
An evaluation of a company’s working capital is a critical piece of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. A detailed financial evaluation must be conducted to determine the financial and [...]
Transform a brand in light of digital disruption
While auto manufacturing techniques are far more advanced today than when Henry Ford opened his first factory a century ago, one thing has remained consistent over time: the assembly [...]
Our employees and customers don’t understand our strategy…
Think of a successful company. Their strategy almost always looks simple and obvious and does not take a thick deck of PowerPoint slides to explain. It doesn’t pop out [...]
M&A valuation in inflationary times
For the last 3-4 months we have heard the same question in our meetings with business owners: "How will inflation impact the valuation of my business”. This question can be [...]
