LIGER WEBINAR
The New Value Creation Lever
Culture as a Growth Multiplier
Here’s the (Harsh) Reality
83% of M&A deals fail to achieve their expected value, and cultural integration is consistently identified as a major driver of deal underperformance.
What can we say? Private equity (PE) valuation has changed, and cost-cutting just isn’t cutting it (no pun intended).
With a “zombie fund” phenomenon of 31,000-32,000 companies remaining unsold, PE firms are now holding onto their investments for an average of 7.1 years, shifting the rapid, leveraged exit strategy we know and love to a strategy that instead emphasizes long-term operational value creation.
Still with us? This webinar is your ticket to making the new trends in M&A work for you.
Watch Our Webinar
Join Liger COO Cynthia Hayes and special guests David Armendiaz, Founding Partner at Relate Search, Neil Bedwell, Founding Partner at LOCAL, and Kathya Acuña, Head of Strategy at LOCAL, as they discuss how cultural integration directly impacts performance in merged and highly regulated environments.
Our webinar is designed around proven marketing and communication disciplines that can accelerate alignment, build “culture velocity,” and help teams realize value from Day One through exit.
You’ll come away with practical guidance on how progressive PE firms can protect and grow portfolio value through cultural integration before, during, and after close, including how to:
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Increase confidence and close more deals by demonstrating a repeatable integration approach that reassures key stakeholders and critical talent.
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Reduce uncertainty with a clear integration narrative, leadership alignment, and consistent communication that drives action.
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Create premium exit value by operationalizing integration so synergies show up in execution.
Speakers:
Cynthia Hayes
David Armendiaz
Neil Bedwell
Kathya Acuña
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