Trends Report

M&A Management Tools Continue To Thrive As The Recession Changes Corporate M&A Behavior

January 27th, 2009
DK
Daniel Krauss
With contributor:
Pascal Matzke

Summary

While the current economic downturn has led to a decrease in the overall volume of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), underlying M&A patterns are experiencing fundamental changes. As corporate executives become more wary of the challenges and risks associated with investments and divestments in this uncertain environment, they are realizing that nonintegrated tools are not the appropriate means of handling the eclectic challenges along the M&A life cycle. Providers of dedicated M&A management tools are, therefore, experiencing increasing demand, proving their role in helping clients navigate through the changing M&A market.

Want to read the full report?

Contact us to become a client

This report is available for individual purchase ($1495).

Forrester helps business and technology leaders use customer obsession to accelerate growth. That means empowering you to put the customer at the center of everything you do: your leadership strategy, and operations. Becoming a customer-obsessed organization requires change — it requires being bold. We give business and technology leaders the confidence to put bold into action, shaping and guiding how to navigate today's unprecedented change in order to succeed.