Not because of bad financials.Because critical non-financial due diligence gets rushed or skipped entirely. Transaction Focus and IIM specialist project managers use the True Diligence Way: skilled People, Process and Technology focused on what traditional M&A overlooks. Before deals close, we help sellers become more attractive and acquirers spot hidden risks: → Data integrity audits …
70-80% of M&A deals fail. Here’s why most Western approaches are missing the mark while Middle Eastern and Far Eastern strategies succeed. If you’re considering selling your family business, that statistic should concern you. Only 1 in 5 deals actually succeeds. The Middle East tells a different story. Deal volumes increased 19% in H1 2025 …
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True Continuity in business is not just about being prepared for major disruptions, so that essential business functions resume as normal…..it is a great deal more. It is not just about reducing downtown, negating cyber threats, speeding recovery and safeguarding contingency plans…It goes far deeper. True Continuity is, in our humble opinion, about building and …
Author: John Gelmini / March, 2021 Current Economic climate and today’s solution “UAE Preventive Measures” outlines the legal measures under Federal Law No. 9 of 2016. These measures are being taken to deal with business failures and bankruptcy following the Coronavirus pandemic. Excellent as these measures are, they have no bearing on the overall economic …
Author: John Gelmini / March, 2021 Middle East Eye (https://www.middleeasteye.net/saudi-arabia_econonomic-crisis-oil-coronavirus-dest-vision-2030) seeks to explain the Kingdom’s dire economic position in 10 startling graphics which remains as dire as when the article was written in August 2020. It still needs to create 400,000 new jobs every year to be able to employ the 63% of the population …
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Date: March, 2021 | Author: John Gelmini | In 2018 China was undertaking 40% of the world’s M&A transactions. Today that figure is 50% assisted in part by State backing thus defeating potential European enquirers that don’t benefit from such support. The EU is considering publishing a policy paper covering “review mechanisms” and “redressive measures” …
Date: February 2021 | Author: John Gelmini | Coronavirus and related measures on “climate change”, “sustainability” and digital currency introduction represent potential risks that remain hazards until they happen. Planning for successful M&As must now incorporate both prudent risk management to deal with known and quantifiable risks but also future-proofing.