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M&A, divestitures and JVs can fuel growth. A clear strategy, sourcing the right deal, sound diligence and smooth integration are crucial.
Whether pursuing scale, new technology or entry into new markets, we can help you achieve your strategic objectives through mergers and acquisitions (M&A), divestitures and joint ventures.
EY M&A consulting helps you:
- Perform portfolio reviews to understand your best path to growth and competitive advantage
- Assess the strategic fit of a business by evaluating the market opportunity and potential synergies
- Conduct diligence, including financial, tax, commercial, operational, regulatory, IT and cyber
- Determine the right valuation and approach to capital markets for funding
- Operationalize the deal
Our latest M&A thinking
European CEO outlook : AI strategy
The latest EY European CEO Outlook survey finds country variation in resilience, but solid AI strategy remains elusive for many. Read more.
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Julie Hood
How alternative proteins are reshaping meat industries
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14 Mar 2023
Thassilo Krupke
How APAC CEOs are transforming their companies through M&A
Learn how APAC CEOs are reimagining their businesses through merger and acquisitions to accelerate transformation.
03 Aug 2022
Gary Nicholson
How CDMOs are leading innovation for pharmaceutical partners
Discover how CDMO M&A trends show CDMOs are becoming emerging technology leaders for pharmaceutical partners.
14 Jul 2022
Dr. Isabelle Heiber
How you can design and deliver a strategy fit for the real world
CEOs need to make big changes, fast, they need a strategy that works, a real-world strategy. Learn more.
01 Dec 2021
John van Rossen
M&A case studies
How a Nordic SaaS player unlocked potential in a global lockdown
A bold strategy and deep, multi-disciplined M&A experience turned “it can’t be done” into a sale that facilitated outstanding outcomes. Learn more.
19 Apr 2021
M&A integration insights
Nine essential qualities of an M&A integration leader
Appointing an M&A integration leader with traits and skills to manage complex integrations will help realize the full value of a transaction. Learn more.
04 Sep 2020
Lukas Hoebarth
Nine steps to setting up an M&A integration program
EY M&A integration methodology consists of crucial key steps to help enable value creation from transactions. Learn more.
04 Sep 2021
Lukas Hoebarth
Sector M&A reports
Private Equity Pulse: key takeaways from Q4 2024
The PE Pulse is a quarterly report that provides data and insights on private equity market activity and trends. Read the latest report.
28 Jan 2025
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How EY can Help
Discover M&A advisory services from EY when you buy and integrate. We help enable strategic growth through integrated mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and alliances.
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Our Strategy Consulting teams help CEOs achieve maximum value for stakeholders by designing strategies that improve profitability and long-term value.
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Our M&A integration services help you integrate assets while preserving value, accelerating synergy realization and minimizing transaction risk. Learn more.
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Learn how EY M&A due diligence teams can help your business identify transaction value drivers, improve deal structures and mitigate risks.
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Find out how EY teams can help with joint ventures and strategic alliances. Contact the EY joint venture team to help your business respond to change.
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Explore an integrated suite of M&A technologies that bring deeper analysis and faster insights to enable better decision-making around your capital and transaction strategies through to execution. Welcome to the future of M&A.
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Learn how EY teams can help you identify vulnerabilities, quantify cyber risks as they relate to the deal and manage mitigation or remediation of cybersecurity in M&A.
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Whether it’s an M&A integration or a divestment and separation, a transaction provides a unique opportunity to transform your supply chain. Learn more.
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EY and EY-Parthenon can help you devise a strategy to realize your ambition: powered by technology, shaped by your portfolio and executed by transformation.
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EY Strategy Edge is an AI-powered business intelligence platform generating actionable insights from advanced analysis of broad data sources. Learn more.
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AI strategy consulting teams can enable better and faster ROI for new products and services and help accelerate M&A. Find out more.
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