M&A without strategy is costly.
Strategy without M&A is incomplete.
Every transaction is a strategic question. Every strategy should consider M&A as a lever. AME STRATICON combines both disciplines into an integrated approach.
This service is designed for:
- Entrepreneurs planning strategic acquisitions
- CFOs and strategy leaders ahead of a transaction
- Private equity firms with a value creation focus
- Owners building exit readiness
- Board members with M&A mandate and strategy responsibility
- Managing directors in the post-merger integration phase
Sound familiar?
„We have identified an acquisition target but lack a strategy for integration."
„Our exit is planned in 18 months, yet the operating model is not transaction-ready."
„ has started, but the strategic story for the CIM is missing."
„After the acquisition, there is no 100-day plan translating strategic priorities into actions."
Step by step to results.
- 01
Strategic Analysis BEFORE the Transaction
Strategic audit of the target company or own portfolio. We identify strategic gaps, synergies and deal breakers before capital flows.
- 02
Strategy DURING the Transaction Process
The strategic story becomes the core of the Confidential Information Memorandum. We sharpen the equity story, quantify synergies and build the CIM narrative.
- 03
Strategy AFTER the Transaction
The 100-day plan translates strategy into measurable actions. Governance setup, quick wins, KPI dashboard and integration management from one source.
What you will receive.
- Strategic M&A Audit (Pre-Transaction)2-3 weeks
- CIM Story and Equity Story Refinement1-2 weeks
- 100-Day Integration Plan with KPIs2 weeks
- Post-Merger Governance Framework3-4 weeks
- Synergy Quantification with Implementation Roadmap
At a glance
of M&A value destruction stems from missing strategy integration
higher synergy realisation with an integrated approach
days to full operational integration (benchmark)
Where M&A and strategy reinforce each other.
Three M&A disciplines, two strategy perspectives: The matrix shows how integrated advisory creates value.
The DD scope is defined by strategy. Without a strategic framework, the wrong risks are assessed.
Operational DD reveals integration costs that can only be assessed in the context of the target operating model.
Probe a mandate in a structured conversation.
60 minutes under NDA. We give you an honest assessment whether and in what form a mandate would hold. No cost. No follow-up obligation.
Purchase price potential is driven by strategic levers. Synergies must be anchored in the business case.
The portfolio perspective reveals whether a target closes strategic gaps or creates redundancies.
Probe a mandate in a structured conversation.
60 minutes under NDA. We give you an honest assessment whether and in what form a mandate would hold. No cost. No follow-up obligation.
Integration follows the operating model. Without a clear target state, parallel structures and friction emerge.
The value creation plan becomes the integration roadmap. Synergies do not realise themselves.
Probe a mandate in a structured conversation.
60 minutes under NDA. We give you an honest assessment whether and in what form a mandate would hold. No cost. No follow-up obligation.
In 70% of failed M&A transactions, the strategic framework is missing.
AME Transaction Analysis, 2023-2025
Mid-market energy services provider, buy-side
An energy services provider planned to acquire a competitor. DD was already underway, but the strategic integration logic was missing. AME anchored the portfolio strategy in the DD scope and developed the 100-day plan in parallel.
Result: 40% lower integration costs, full operational integration in 87 days.
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