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IBM Offers A Broad M&A Services Portfolio With Strong Integration Capabilities

M&A Services SWOT Analysis: IBM Global Business Services, Q2 2009

April 27th, 2009
Pascal Matzke, Vice President, Research Director
Pascal Matzke Vice President, Research Director
DK
Daniel Krauss
With contributor:
Christopher Andrews

Summary

IBM Global Business Services (IBM GBS) provides a broad mergers and acquisitions (M&A) services portfolio, which is also fueled by IBM's ample M&A knowledge and business expertise. The company benefits not only from its strong brand and global reach but also from the many personal and long-standing client relationships that its consultants maintain across executive and technology management levels. IBM GBS's services cover the complete M&A value chain across the corporate, operational, and IT layers. IBM's proposition is underpinned by its large global resource pool, strong project management expertise, and integration capabilities. Although the company is already among the market leaders in this space, IBM GBS is committed to further expanding its M&A services capabilities and aiming to act as a strategic partner for its clients over the next few years.

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