This document provides 5 tips for successful cross-border mergers and acquisitions: do cultural due diligence; have the right people on your team; create a cultural integration toolkit; develop cultural intelligence; and provide cultural training for everyone involved. It notes that 83% of M&A deals fail to create their intended value, so companies should prepare their teams through cultural training to increase the chances of a successful cross-border deal.

1. 5 TIPS FOR
SUCCESSFUL
CROSS-BORDER
MERGERS
DO YOUR
CULTURAL DUE
DILIGENCE
HAVE THE RIGHT
PEOPLE ON YOUR
TEAM
CREATE A
CULTURAL
INTEGRATION
TOOLKIT
DEVELOP
CULTURAL
INTELLIGENCE
NICOLE BARILE INTERCULTURAL CONSULTING
N I C O L E B A R I L E . C O M
H E L L O @ N I C O L E B A R I L E . C O M
CULTURAL
TRAINING FOR
EVERYONE
83% OF M&A DEALS FAIL TO
CREATE THEIR INTENDED VALUE
If your company is planning on increasing cross-border
M&A activities, take time to prepare your teams.
Investing in cultural training can mean the difference
between a failed and successful deal.