A new approach to acquisitions: creating value in combined companies -- Leveraging intangibles: a more effective business model for mergers and acquisitions -- Framing your company’s strategy to achieve a breakthrough acquisition -- Targeting, Due Diligence, Negotiation, and deal approval: four steps to steps to creating value in M&As -- Integration planning: positioning the acquisition to succeed -- Getting your integration structure right -- The integration team takes over: six springboards for a Quantum leap integration -- Guiding your integration to success -- Building the foundation for quantum performance -- Breakthrough: moving to unprecedented levels of performance and value creation

1. Consolidation and merger of corporations