{"id":18252,"date":"2012-03-16t07:11:38","date_gmt":"2012-03-16t11:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=18252"},"modified":"2016-07-25t12:32:54","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25t16:32:54","slug":"12-steps-to-a-foolproof-merger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2012\/03\/16\/12-steps-to-a-foolproof-merger\/","title":{"rendered":"12 steps to a foolproof merger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>good planning is key.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>by august aquila<\/em><br \/>\naquila global advisors<\/p>\n<p>the following steps are proven aids in helping your merger or acquisition go smoothly:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. define your reasons.<\/strong> before you start down the m&amp;a path, you need to define how it will help the firm fulfill its strategic vision. it is never a good idea to acquire or merge a firm just for the sake of doing so. if a merger or acquisition does not further your strategic vision, it probably is best to walk away from the opportunity, because it really isn&#8217;t an opportunity.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2012\/03\/16\/12-steps-to-a-foolproof-merger\/#more-18252\" class=\"more-link\">read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>good planning is key.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>by august aquila<\/em><br \/>\naquila global advisors<\/p>\n<p>the following steps are proven aids in helping your merger or acquisition go smoothly:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. define your reasons.<\/strong> before you start down the m&amp;a path, you need to define how it will help the firm fulfill its strategic vision. it is never a good idea to acquire or merge a firm just for the sake of doing so. if a merger or acquisition does not further your strategic vision, it probably is best to walk away from the opportunity, because it really isn&#8217;t an opportunity.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2012\/03\/16\/12-steps-to-a-foolproof-merger\/#more-18252\" class=\"more-link\">read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1331,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2371,3120],"tags":[680,93,297],"class_list":["post-18252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mergers-acquisitions","category-pro-member-exclusive","tag-ma","tag-management","tag-merger","membership-content","access-restricted"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- this site is optimized with the yoast seo plugin v23.7 - 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