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A recent KPMG analysis of UK mergers and acquisitions during the 1990s found that, of the mergers, some 75%+ had demerged within 10 years and a similar number of acquired organisations had been resold within a similar timescale, often for less than the original purchase price .
Mergers and acquisitions have left behind a trail of ultimate under-achievement, of unhappy staff and dissatisfied customers. Financial performance, debt, market share, brand positioning and reputation, product and service fit, and physical operations are some of the hard issues that usually receive much scrutiny before a merger or acquisition is consummated. The less technical or "soft" issues, unfortunately, rarely receive the same level of attention before the merger or acquisition decision is made. Yet, these are the very issues that cause the majority of mergers and acquisitions to fail.
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