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Wargaming for M&A Integration Leaders WARGAMING FOR M&A INTEGRATION LEADERS MODERNConfronting the realities of M&A Integration in the modern age In an era of disruption and uncertainty, developing and executing on M&A planning, BUSINESS:execution and integration requires new strategic approaches. Business Wargaming is one such approach, significantly increasing overall M&A effectiveness by providing valuable foresights, stress-testing strategy and maximizing the potential for successful integration. INNitin Kumar, CMC,R CM&AA,EVIEW CDDP AN FTI CONSULTING REPORT [Sample Graphic Replace in Header] WHY WARGAME? M&A INSIGHTS HUMAN CAPITAL TECHNOLOGY SECTOR Results are based on surveying several business, M&A integration, corporate development and functional leaders in the technology sector. 3% 13% Culture alignment 34% Employee engagement Employee retention 24% Executive retention Other 26% Critical employee retention appears to be the biggest challenge during HR M&A integration 38% of companies’ critical 42% of said retention bonuses employees separated faster were not effective in than non-critical employees Silicon Valley soon after the M&A Acqui-hire deals did not result in the expected transaction value 38% 77% 61% respondents were did not believe that of HR Executives would involved in an the net present value of not execute acqui-hire acqui-hire transaction acqui-hire > organic transactions again over the last 12 hiring months EXPERTS WITH IMPACTTM 2 WHY WARGAME? M&A INSIGHTS INTEGRATION OPTIMIZATION HR leaders felt that their ability to influence deal issues was lowest during target screening and highest during integration planning 100% 22% 26% 24% 33% 80% 2% 66% 17% 60% 32% 16% 40% 74% 10% 57% 51% 20% 46% 24% Influence of HR of Influence 0% Target Purchase Synergies Integration Integration Screening Agreement Planning Execution Deal Continuum Always Never Rarely Lack of leadership support to invest enough in culture during 66% an M&A Light culture due diligence often of companies reported that they did glossing over integration risks not have a specific approach to assessing and integrating culture in Lack of internal resources to a deal. Reasons included: assess or manage culture felt de-risking pensions was the biggest risk area during due diligence while, executive compensation 81% was rated lowest Improving change management practices was cited as the biggest opportunity during HR M&A integration 39% 25% 24% 12% Improve Change Leadership Enhanced HR Misc. Management Selection due diligence Factors1 Practices rigor 1 Micellaneous factors include: headcount, budget, bandwidth, accountability, process, people strategy, etc. EXPERTS WITH IMPACTTM 3 WHY WARGAME? M&A INSIGHTS OPTIMIZE M&A STRATEGY Results are based on surveying several business, M&A integration, corporate development and functional leaders in the technology sector Deal Type Definitions of Failure Failure Rates Root Causes Consolidations Poor shareholder 47% Weak core business, returns and inability to large target size, earn back capital in overly optimistic, three years slow integration Adjacencies Low revenues, cash 80% Lack of vision, and profitability lack of alignment, slow integration Technology Tuck-ins Inability to earn back 60% Poor strategy capital in three years Acqui-hires Would not buy again, 85% Poor planning, flight of talent poor communication, slow integration New Business Models Poor cash flow relative 75% Slow or no integration, to peers, inability to overestimated ability to scale business execute Functional M&A integration techniques do not scale across all types of deals M&As driven by business model transition (e.g., SaaS, IoT, VR) have been more expensive to execute and do not yield the planned synergies 80% 84% found it harder to track, did not believe traditional measure and report value functional methods work for realized from tech tuck-ins integrating new business models 47% 66% felt a need to migrate from of M&A integration leaders traditional M&A integration will not execute another approaches acqui-hire transaction EXPERTS WITH IMPACTTM 4 WHY WARGAME? M&A INTEGRATION RISK OPTIMIZATION Serial acquirers had the highest rate of failure with acqui-hires and new business model acquisitions 3x higher turnover in sales function 33% higher success rate of 4x consolidation more discussion mergers on disruptive deals in the boardroom in the last two years 59% have >5 business models impacting deals in their pipeline 10 indicators of integration failure were identified, with ineffective management structure being the most cited indicator A B C D E F G H I J 18% 17% 12% 11% 11% 8% 8% 7% 5% 3% A B C D E Ineffective management One size fits all integration Flight of talent Unclear messaging on Conflicts in sales force structure and vague approach (i.e., run the combined company reporting relationships playbook) F G H I Highero pex Increase in temp labor Increased workload on Product conflicts J Miscellaneous factors 1 customer service 1 Micellaneous factors include: acquisition premium, inadequate integration leadership, inability to make decisions EXPERTS WITH IMPACTTM 5 CONTENTS 7 9 13 15 HOPE IS NOT A CHALLENGES WITH DESIGN TYPES OF WARGAMES STRATEGY CONVENTIONAL M&A CONSIDERATIONS FOR INTEGRATION WARGAMES 18 21 23 24 POTENTIAL M&A EXECUTION OF M&A BENEFITS AND COMMON PITFALLS INTEGRATION WARGAMES USE CASES AND BEST PRACTICES WARGAMING SCENARIOS 25 26 27 A CASE STUDY CLOSING THOUGHTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR 6 WARGAMING FOR M&A INTEGRATION LEADERS INTRODUCTION HOPE IS NOT A STRATEGY One thing a person cannot do, no matter how rigorous his analysis or heroic his imagination, is to draw up a list of things that would never occur to him.” -Thomas Schelling A well-worn expression in military circles famously observed by Prussian Field Marshall Helmut Von Moltke, and one supported by its absolute truth, is that “no battle plan survives contact with the enemy.” Knowing this, Moltke had forces under his command participate in Wargaming, simulating operational and counter-moves on the field of battle in order to surface both unanticipated strengths and weaknesses, but above all, to subject existing assumptions to the uncertainties of fast-evolving, complex situations. Business Wargaming is an adaptation of this rigorous simulation, but unlike the centuries-old events staged in Prussia, enterprise-level Wargames are a relatively recent development. However, their implementation is growing rapidly, given the extraordinary levels of uncertainty and disruption in the technology industry today. In other words, it is driven by the recognition that it is a competitive advantage to be able to develop a strategy and execution plan in an environment defined by unknowns. Acquisition volumes in both 2016 and 2017 have been at record levels, and as disruptive technologies continue to emerge quickly, we can only expect this trend to continue as the race for assets and capabilities intensifies. Simultaneously, never have the set of uncertainties dominating the political, economic and regulatory spheres, the investment community (and the growing cohort of activist shareholders), technology obsolescence and shifting business models—not to mention basic customer preferences—been greater. In this context, it seems naïve to argue that conventional linear strategies are an optimal way to craft an M&A process, nor will they produce results when it comes to the key driver of fully realizing M&A value: integration. Business Wargamers can experience firsthand the multiple and cascading pressures from frantic traditional competitors, emerging non-traditional competitors, disruptive technologies, changes in the geo-political landscape and a furious race to acquire digital assets. Acquiring companies can face pre-emptive strikes from competitors on the very targets they had identified as a key pillar of their own strategies. The acquisition itself represents only the very first salvo of battle: once an asset is acquired, executing on all the factors that determine just how smooth and successful an integration will be, in many ways, defines the ultimate transaction value far more than the acquisition price. Wargaming for M&A Integration Leaders FTI Consulting, Inc. 7 WARGAMING FOR M&A INTEGRATION LEADERS Higher multiples increase integration pressures and creation of value, and we see evidence of fewer opportunities to achieve conventional back office synergies. This is especially true with smaller digital assets, where the value drivers are centered around products, customers and revenue growth. For anyone still on the fence, I will argue that the evidence is clear that the time has come for M&A integration leaders to adopt Business Wargaming techniques and practices into their execution strategies for creating value. Integration leaders need to consider the value of exposing existing strategies—and the assumptions that underpin them—to the fluid, difficult, and fast-evolving environments that any modern enterprise operates in. Doing so means an integration strategy development process with reduced risks due to uncertainties. In the following pages, I will outline the case for developing new, non-linear processes that create M&A value from strategies focused on M&A integration. A key driver of this value—and foundational to testing and refining these strategies—is Business Wargaming, which develops a framework for strategy through execution based on key criteria, enabling optimal integration and value creation outcomes. Wargaming for M&A Integration Leaders FTI Consulting, Inc. 8 WARGAMING FOR M&A INTEGRATION
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