Creating value beyond the deal: industry insights

Creating value beyond the deal: industry insights
  • Report
  • 25/11/19

Market expansion and disruption is driving M&A activity in all sectors, but not all deal activity is maximising value creation. Even in industries that are enjoying high returns, a greater focus is still needed across the board on strategy and planning, as well as consideration of culture early on. To explore the unique and shared challenges of a variety of industries, we interviewed c-suite executives, globally, to uncover how they create value from their M&A.

What if you took a different perspective to your M&A?

#BeyondTheDeal

Lessons learned across industries

We found that once a deal has been signed, there is a marked difference between different industries on how they focus on value creation. We know that companies that genuinely prioritise value creation early on have a better track record of maximising value in a deal. But, then why in some industries is the strategic plan not a key Day One consideration?

Contact us

Marc Schmidli

Marc Schmidli

Partner, Deals Leader, PwC Switzerland

Tel: +41 58 792 15 64

Claude Fuhrer

Claude Fuhrer

Partner, Deals Strategy & Operations Leader, PwC Switzerland

Tel: +41 58 792 14 23