Problems Of Acquisition And Mergers

The first step is strategic planning in which the acquiring firm develops its mission statement and determines the type of merger or acquisition that will be sought and how it will achieve corporate objectives. In the next stage the firm is primarily concerned with organization—creating a specific team to manage the M&A activity

Searching
Searching for potential acquisitions and thoroughly investigating the merits of each is the second step of the merger process.

Analysis and Offer
The third stage of the merger process is analysis and offer, in which a primary objective is to evaluate the ‘fit’ of the two firms. Identity three types of fit—financial, business,