Back to Glossary

What are Mergers & Acquisitions?

Mergers and acquisitions or M&A refer to the merging of companies in various ways to create a better capital fabric. These can be from purchases, tender offers, management acquisitions, consolidations, or mergers.

Acquisition is a term that is often used interchangeably with merger. In an acquisition, one company purchases the other.

Organizations can gauge how expensive a firm is by looking at their comparable counterparts in the industry. When in doubt, metric factors such as EBITDA are also considered. A merger is the combining of two companies to form a new legal entity.

What M&A Means

A merger describes two companies of approximately the same size under a new name. The company becomes a single entity rather than two separately owned companies. When an acquisition happens, the larger company takes over. It establishes itself as the new owner. Unfriendly or hostile takeover deals are always considered acquisitions.

The best way to succeed in such a scenario is to invest in M&A services and consultations. These services help businesses make successful M&A decisions. It also makes them economical. M&A services and consultations align companies with their objectives.

Companies, in a cost-effective way, can add strategic capabilities and reach.

Supply chain professionals need to be mindful of milestones in supply chain structuring before and after M&A takeovers. With merging supply chains, the concern is on the complexities of managing suppliers. There are difficulties in merging organizations that have a difference in processes.

With complexity, requalifying suppliers and re-establishing supplier relationships are necessary. To get around this problem, companies do extensive redesigns of their supply network. It can be challenging and expensive without the right tools in place.

Companies can assess the prospect of their business through data and analytics. M&A Clean Room Service provides such benefits that all companies should consider. In such a high-stakes M&A situation, data and information are more sensitive. It's a safe space to compare sensitive data and allow companies to assess the deal quickly.

The M&A Clean Room Service collects all your spending data to make the buying process more efficient. These findings can be communicated to the team of third-party consultants. Companies can then use this information to find opportunities and challenges.

It's a challenge to find a balance between retaining valuable employees. It is also difficult to accept new talent during mergers and acquisitions. With a detailed transition plan, companies can combat risk in a better way. They can create smoother processes. It guarantees a deal, avoiding any risk of failure.

World's Leading, Unified Source-to-Pay Platform for Direct and Indirect Spend Management

GEP SMART is an AI-powered, cloud-native source-to-pay platform for direct and indirect procurement. GEP SMART offers comprehensive source-to-pay functionality in one user-friendly platform, inclusive of spend analysis, sourcing, contract management, supplier management, procure-to-pay, savings project management and savings tracking, invoicing and other related functionalities.

Learn More ‌ 

Next-Gen, End-to-End Supply Chain Management Platform for the Connected Enterprise 

GEP NEXXE is a unified and comprehensive supply chain platform that provides end-to-end planning, visibility, execution and collaboration capabilities for today’s complex, global supply chains. Built on a foundation of data, artificial intelligence and cognitive technologies, GEP NEXXE helps enterprises digitally transform their supply chains and turn them into a competitive advantage.

Learn More ‌