Oversights & challenges in healthcare acquisitions — 11 statistics

The biggest oversight made during due diligence is a mismatch in work cultures, according to a West Monroe Partners and Mergermarket report.

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Mergermarket surveyed 100 senior corporate and private equity executives from U.S. firms that had completed at least one healthcare deal in the past two years.

Here are 11 statistics:

Biggest oversights made during due diligence
1. Mismatch in work cultures: 36 percent
2. Outdated IT infrastructure: 26 percent
3. Ill-equipped management team: 18 percent
4. Cybersecurity vulnerabilities or undisclosed breaches: 10 percent
5. Financial misses: 10 percent

Biggest challenge in the integration/post-close phase
6. Allocating investment effectively: 24 percent
7. Making effective cost cuts: 22 percent
8. Culture clash with the acquired company’s personnel: 21 percent
9. Capturing identified synergies from diligence: 14 percent
10. Combining IT infrastructures: 10 percent
11. Retaining key personnel: 9 percent

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