215: Making Acquisitions Successful

Currently, we’re seeing a number of acquisitions in the retail market. And as we enter tough periods of trading, it’s likely that more companies and brands will be under threat and takeover or acquisition – either as an exit strategy or after an administration or bankruptcy. Mergers and acquisitions offer significant opportunities but also come with risks and threats attached too. So in this episode, Oliver Banks is helping explore the transformation from both the acquirer’s and acquiree’s perspective to help boost success rates.

Listen now to this podcast episode to hear:

• How the retail market is changing in terms of acquisitions.
• How can you get set up for success, given this trend.
• The 5 big acquisition challenges to overcome.

Get help to plan for and deliver your acquisition and integration

Reach out to Oliver Banks and discuss your acquisition plans (NDA available if required). Email him directly on oliver.banks@obandco.uk or reach out on LinkedIn.

Additional relevant episodes of the Retail Transformation Show

Following on from this episode, you may also be interested in these past episodes. Firstly, in episode 209: Powerful Change Communication, corporate comms expert, Lucy Eckley, shared her expertise. And in particular, you’ll hear a useful reminder that many of us need: that communication is meant to be a 2 way exchange of information. Not just 1 way broadcasts!

An acquisition is a fundamental transformation. But, in time, it shifts into incremental transformation. So, to find out more about these two types of transformation, check out episode 203: Fundamental And Incremental Transformation.

And finally, listen to episode 53: The Retail Transformation Menu. Podcast listeners have called this episode the “mini MBA on transformation” and it features elements of acquisition integration.