Solution Brief: Increasing Agility for Mergers and Acquisitions
Executive Summary
In today’s competitive business climate, mergers and acquisitions have become a key component of many growth strategies. Globalization, acquisition of new products and services, and enhanced customer footprints are all opportunities that come with mergers and acquisitions.
But M&A is not without downside and risk. Much of this risk stems from technology, and can lead to delays, unproductive employees, underserviced customers and security vulnerability if not carefully managed.
Identity is the element that links so much technical and human change inherent in M&A. As such, seizing control of identity offers a unique opportunity businesses to ensure a positive return on investment from M&A, leading to efficiency, accelerated growth and enhanced security.
M&A is a Strategic Source of Value Creation
The past 30 years have seen a near exponential increase in global deal volume. Businesses increasingly see mergers and acquisitions as strategic tools to increase shareholder value, and there is no reason to think that trend will abate. A recent Deloitte survey found that:
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