Kit Lisle was recently selected by Financier Worldwide to be a contributor to an upcoming e-book.

Financier Worldwide is a leading publisher of news and analysis on the global corporate finance market place. It is releasing an e-book entitled 2008 International Margers & Acquisitions: Creating Value in an Increasingly Complex Corporate Environment.

With leading products such as the monthly print publication, Financier Worldwide Magazine, the organisation has become recognised as a leading source of intelligence to the corporate dealmaking community.

SYNOPSIS OF THE E-BOOK:

M&A is a complex and challenging strategy for any business to undertake. We are all familiar with the various statistics on failure rates which suggest there is no simple formula for creating value through acquisitions. Of course, that does not stop companies pursuing such opportunities. According to Dealogic, global M&A reached a new level in 2007. The value of announced deals hit $4.83 trillion, surpassing the record $3.91 trillion reached in 2006. The e-book will take both a historical and current approach to analysing the M&A market, covering the fundamentals of initiating, negotiating, financing, closing and managing deals. An overarching focus will be on how companies can create value in view of the obstacles that stand in their way.

SYNOPSIS OF ACCLARO’S ARTICLE, which involves Commercial Due Diligence:

There are nine simple predictors of corporate growth, universal to all businesses. Leveraging them as prescriptions for change can have a profound impact on three essential tenets of business strategy: 1.) External awareness of strategic growth opportunities. 2.) Internal capabilities to execute against these opportunities. 3.) The process of planning and executing strategy.

The proposed article introduces the reader to nine predictors of growth potential, which can be used as comparative benchmarks as the reader begins to focus his/her organization on strategy. The Nine Levers of Corporate Growth consist, then, of business tools for readers who are beginning commercial due diligence (or developing strategy) – three tools or levers for identifying external strategic opportunities, three tools for assessing those opportunities against internal capabilities, and three tools involving the creation of ongoing processes for managing strategic change. External levers involve competitor awareness, customer awareness, and market awareness. Internal levers include operational competencies, human capital, and growth capital. The Strategic or balancing levers include strategic planning, wild cards, and value proposition. Without pulling the internal levers, and keeping them in balance, a company may be ineffectively executing a chosen strategy. Without pulling the external levers, and keeping them in balance, a company may be effectively executing the wrong strategy.


Warning: include(ne_articles_jumpmenu.html) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /data/18/1/101/12/1590827/user/1713982/htdocs/ne_articles_financierworldwide0408.php on line 47

Warning: include(ne_articles_jumpmenu.html) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /data/18/1/101/12/1590827/user/1713982/htdocs/ne_articles_financierworldwide0408.php on line 47

Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening 'ne_articles_jumpmenu.html' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/services/vux/lib/php') in /data/18/1/101/12/1590827/user/1713982/htdocs/ne_articles_financierworldwide0408.php on line 47