About this episode

David Fubini discusses the reasons why most mergers fail after the deal closes, drawing on his extensive experience in M&A.

David Fubini spent 34 years at McKinsey & Company, where he was a Senior Partner, Managing Director of the Boston office, and co-founder of the firm's Worldwide Merger Integration Practice — leading dozens of the world's largest M&A transactions. He's now a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, where he co-leads the Mergers & Acquisitions and Leading Professional Services Firm programmes. He's the author of Post-Merger Integration: Building the Mindset, Skills, and Disciplin...

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Host: Outthinker

Guest: David Fubini

Topics covered

• mergers
• acquisitions
• business strategy
• post-merger integration
• leadership

Keywords

• mergers
• acquisitions
• business
• integration
• leadership
• McKinsey
• Harvard

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: McKinsey & Company, Harvard Business School

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