PART 3 - Trend Survey Benelux 2024/2025

Insights and predictions from top Benelux dealmakers

In this research by the M&A Community and Ansarada, we would like to know from the Dutch and Belgian M&A top how they view the market in the next twelve months. The results of this research will appear in a unique digital magazine on November 7, 2024.

Value Creation in M&A

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* 1. Required fields

Name

Function

Company

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* 2. What age category do you fall into?

25 or younger

26 tot 35

35 tot 45

45 tot 55

55 or older

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* 3. What are the most common challenges in ensuring value creation in deals? (Select the most important 2)

Communication problems

Cultural clashes

Integration problems

Leadership and/or management issues

Overestimation of synergies

Regulatory hurdles

Talent retention

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* 4. Which best practices have been found to be most effective in ensuring that M&A transactions lead to value creation? (Select the most important 2)

Clear strategic vision

Employee engagement initiatives

Don't integrate

Robust integration planning

Strong leadership and governance

Transparent communication

Early and thorough due diligence investigation

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* 5. To what extent do buyers conduct the deal using an end-to-end M&A playbook? (Select 1)

The majority (more than 75%)

More than half (50 – 75%)

Less than half (25 – 50%)

Less than 25%

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* 6. To what extent are the following post-deal integration aspects part of the pre-deal and deal phase?

	Always	Sometimes	Rarely
Making a culture scan	Making a culture scan Always	Making a culture scan Sometimes	Making a culture scan Rarely
Creating an integration plan to roll out on day 1	Creating an integration plan to roll out on day 1 Always	Creating an integration plan to roll out on day 1 Sometimes	Creating an integration plan to roll out on day 1 Rarely
Assembling and releasing a dedicated integration team	Assembling and releasing a dedicated integration team Always	Assembling and releasing a dedicated integration team Sometimes	Assembling and releasing a dedicated integration team Rarely
Tracking and reporting on achieved synergies	Tracking and reporting on achieved synergies Always	Tracking and reporting on achieved synergies Sometimes	Tracking and reporting on achieved synergies Rarely

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* 7. Which success metrics are most actively managed during deals? (Select the most important 2)

Cultural integration

Growth market share

Key talent retention

Customer satisfaction and retention

Cost synergies

Turnover synergies

Process integration

System integration

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* 8. How professionally and well-structured are the post-integration processes generally prepared? (5 is very professional, 1 is well below standard)

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