Automation of Mergers and Acquisitions: M&A Strategy Processes: Theory, Tasks and Automatability

This book addresses key issues during the creation of corporate strategy and M&A strategy by explaining how to define a complete and consistent strategy, use an all-encompassing scope for the strategy to avoid blind spots, include ecosystem and platform strategy, define M&A strategy and its exact relationships to corporate strategy, and how to define strategic fit of two companies. It also lays the foundation for a data-driven strategy.

Dr. Karl Michael Popp is a member of the Corporate Development, Strategy and New Growth Team in the Office of the CEO at SAP SE in Germany. In his 30 year career at large and small software companies, he has worked on over 50 strategic partnerships and over thirty-six acquisitions and successful merger integrations as well as a few divestitures, including SAP´s largest divestiture of the financial services business to create SAP Fioneer. In parallel, he frequently improved the process and selected many tools for M&A automation.
He is a speaker, author of many books and scholarly articles as well as advisor on software and platform business models, software ecosystems and merger automation and he runs enticing workshops and trainings on software ecosystems and mergers and acquisitions.