Acquiring companies is an attractive and frequently applied growth strategy. Unfortunately, in practice, 70% to 90% of the acquisitions result in failure. Back in 2016, Roger Martin wrote in the Harvard Business Review that ‘M&A is a mug’s game’. But how do you make a success of an acquisition then? In this blog, we will give you some practical tips about this.

You’re thinking of acquiring a certain company. But how do you arrive at the right bid? You don’t want to pay too much. However, you don’t want to be sidelined either by making too low a bid. With so-called multiples, you can make a quick assessment of the market value of the company you are interested in.

Achieving growth through strategic acquisitions can be an effective way to enhance the profitability of your business. Particularly, if you use your business resources to accelerate the growth of the companies you buy. Economically speaking, this is very attractive. In this blog, we will set out in 8 steps how you too can grow by making acquisitions.

Stratfield begeleidde Peter Overbeek, directeur en aandeelhouder bij verpakkingsdrukkerij Eshuis te Dalfsen, in 2018 bij de overname en de financiering van de familie-aandelen. Met de overname van de aandelen door Overbeek is de continuïteit van het meer dan 125 jaar oude familiebedrijf voor de komende jaren gewaarborgd.