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Dive into the critical role virtual data rooms play in mergers and acquisitions. Our blog covers setup tips, document organization, access controls, and legal compliance—empowering M&A professionals with the tools they need to navigate high-stakes deals with confidence and precision.

09 September 2025
M&A Data Room Structure Guide: From Chaos to Clarity
How you organize and share your deal documents can keep things rolling or bring everything to a standstill. In the...

01 July 2025
Recent mergers and acquisitions 2025: Key deals and market trends
After a few cautious years, the global M&A landscape is experiencing a major shift. Interest rates are stabilizing, capital markets...

12 June 2025
M&A Trends 2025: Global Insights for Dealmakers
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are poised for a significant resurgence in 2025. As businesses navigate national elections, geopolitical conflicts, and trade...

16 May 2025
Public vs. Private M&A: Key Differences & Case Studies
Public mergers and acquisitions (M&A) demand transparency under regulatory spotlights, while private companies tend to depend on confidentiality and speed....

21 November 2024
How Long Does an M&A Deal Take?
M&A timeline for deal completion can often feel like a labyrinth, filled with intricate phases that dictate the entire transaction...

01 July 2024
M&A Pipeline Essentials: Stages, Practices, and Management Solutions
Although each merger and acquisition is unique, a fundamental sequence of events is common to all deals— the M&A pipeline....

29 May 2024
Post-merger integration framework: Best practices + software solutions
M&A activity is projected to increase 20% YoY in 2024, slowly returning to pre-pandemic levels. It’s crucial to maintain momentum...

22 September 2023
60 M&A Questions to Ask During Integrated Due Diligence
The mergers and acquisitions industry has been stagnating for the past few years. Rising interest rates, geopolitical uncertainty, and global...
Key M&A terms
- Horizontal merger: Occurs between companies in the same production stage and industry.
- Vertical merger: Occurs between companies in the same industry but on different levels of supply chains.
- Concentric merger: Occurs between companies in related but not competitive industries.
- Conglomerate merger: Occurs between companies in unrelated industries.
- Hostile takeover: Occurs when an acquiring company takes a controlling stake in the target company against its will.
- Merger of equals: Occurs between companies of the same size and forms a joined entity.
- Divestiture: It occurs when a company sells its business units, assets, or subsidiaries.
- M&A lifecycle: Encompasses M&A stages — planning, due diligence, closing, and post-merger integration.
- M&A due diligence: Occurs when an acquiring company investigates the target company before a transaction.
- Sell-side due diligence: It occurs when a target company prepares for a merger or acquisition.
- M&A integration: Occurs when an acquiring company combines and rearranges operations of the target company post-acquisition.
- Corporate synergy: A performance boost that occurs when companies complete post-merger integration.
What makes M&A successful?
Here are the best industry practices to boost M&A success rates:
- Programmatic M&A. Companies see better results while acquiring small targets frequently (at least once a year) rather than engaging in life-changing deals that take over 30% of their market cap.
- Integrated due diligence. It investigates dependencies between business functions and emphasizes commercial excellence, strategic alignment, and operational efficiency.
- M&A technology. Data analytics solutions and virtual data rooms simplify due diligence, remove the administrative burden, and facilitate deal coordination. M&A technology provides a secure, compliant, and accessible decision-making environment.
- Cultural integration. Cultural alignment improves communications on all levels, reduces misunderstandings, and prevents excessive talent loss. Thorough cultural due diligence and immediate action are required for successful post-merger integration.
Navigating M&A topics
Our guide to mergers and acquisitions conveys the following topics:
- M&A best practices
- Guides to various types of M&A transactions
- Risk management and compliance practices in M&A transactions
- M&A checklists
- And more
Our M&A articles help dealmakers, M&A advisors, entrepreneurs, auditors, and other M&A professionals.