Nearly two-thirds of deals fail to meet their anticipated value. Our research indicate that 30% of value erosion occurs pre-deal, and 70% occurs post-deal.

KPMG in Canada’s Operations mergers and acquisitions practice can help management teams and investors maximize value across every phase of the deal lifecycle.

We have worked with 70% of Canada’s largest companies and 90% of its major institutional and private equity investors. We leverage industry-proven playbooks, advanced tools, and the experience from our network of over 2,000 practitioners worldwide to help our clients maximize their chances of success.

KPMG analysis of M&A returns over 12-year study – 2023

Sonia Gandhi

Partner, Tax - Global Mobility Services

KPMG in Canada

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How we can help

Here are some of the ways KPMG helps our clients realize more value from their deals.

Our latest research shows that two thirds of integrations fail to increase value. With decades of integrations experience, our team is equipped to assist with a comprehensive range of integration efforts, including:

Integration strategy
Integration governance
Integration management office
Integration planning
Integration due diligence
Day 1 readiness
Risk and issue management
Synergies and costs
Communications and change management
Cultural integration
Organizational design
Direct functional support:
- Customer integration
- People integration
- Systems integration
- Finance integration
- Operations integration
- Supply chain integration
- Procurement value capture

KPMG research shows that businesses outperform their peers post-separation. This indicates that separation can be good for business, but it is also a complex and potentially costly endeavour. We work on both the buy side and sell side, helping companies get the most value out of the separation process while minimizing the risks associated with carve outs. Our services include:

Separation strategy
Separation perimeters and carve-out analysis
Separation vendor due diligence
Separation management office
Transition service agreements
Stand-alone operating model
Stand-alone costs
Rightsizing opportunities
Day 1 readiness
Functional separation:
- Customer function separation
- People function separation
- Systems separation
- Finance function separation
- Operations function separation
- Manufacturing function separation
- Back office function separation

Less than 25% of investors have realized the full operational value identified before a deal, according to the 2023 KPMG Portfolio Value Creation study. We work with companies to implement operational and commercial improvements that can generate sustained revenue and profitability. Our services include:

Revenue management
Customer and product profitability
Operational performance improvement
Supply chain efficiencies
Procurement synergies
IT rationalization
Organizational efficiencies
Back-office function improvements
Working capital improvement

For years, we've helped clients build, scale, and maintain profitable businesses with our comprehensive playbook. Whether you're starting a new business, launching a unit, or growing an existing one, our ‘build and scale’ playbooks can guide you. Our services include:

Operating model design
Financial modeling
Policies and controls
Tax structuring
Risk and compliance
Functional build out in Sales and marketing, Operations, IT, HR, Finance

Our teams can help you uncover the information necessary for making well-informed decisions around the deal, maximizing its potential value. Our services include: