How To Successfully Run A Large-Scale Cross-Border M&A Project?

On 21 March, we invited clients and Nordic colleagues to discuss best practices in large-scale cross-border M&A.

Partners Carola Lindholm and Samuli Tarkiainen hosted a series of panel discussions summarising some of the key success factors to be kept in mind especially in a competitive sale processes.

Key success factors in large-scale M&A projects

1. Know what you are selling, and where the target's assets, technology, employees, and contracts – and thereby the value – are.
2. A high quality vendor due diligence will give you time to correct or mitigate findings, to further increase the value of the target, and to avoid surprises after go-live.
3. Ensure that the management is on board and incentivised. Also check that their contracts are up to date and give you the necessary protection of confidentiality, IPRs and non-competition