Programmatic M&A is emerging as a trend to watch, among companies pursuing inorganic growth.
1) What is programmatic M&A?
It’s doing a series of deals related to a specific business use case or theme, rather than ‘big bang’ transformational transactions.
Here is a well-written McKinsey article that describes the concept.
2) But how do you actually execute programmatic M&A?
Embarking on this approach requires some careful planning and pre-work.
Here is a playbook that could help you to get started.