Statistically 70-90% of M&A across all industries fail to add value to the acquirer. M&A in games is no exception. Why is that?

From my course at Imperial College on M&A, here are some of the top reasons why M&A fail: overpaying for the target, overestimating the synergies between the companies, lack of due diligence, lack of a strategic plan (a Why), and lack of cultural fit.

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In this episode with Miska Katkoff, founder of Deconstructor of Fun, we will look into some of the acquisitions we've experienced in our career and debrief how those could have gone better, from a studio perspective.

Whether you're on the acquirer or the seller side, we hope you take away some learnings on how to pick a sustainable acquisition partner.

More reads: 10 Common Reasons Why Mergers and Acquisitions Fail

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