Accroding to a survey conducted between August and September 2021, an effective and clear strategy ranked as the most important success factors in M&A transactions according to executives in the United States. The second most important factor for the success of an M&A deals was board approval.
Leading factors in achieving a successful merger and acquisition (M&A) transaction in the United States as of 2019
1,050 executives at U.S.-headquartered corporations and 250 at domestic-based private equity firms
Supplementary notes
The source adds the following information "All survey participants work either in private or public companies with annual revenues of at least $10 million, or private equity firms. The participants hold senior ranks (director level or higher). All respondents are involved in M&A activity."
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