By Jackie Bassett and Jay R. Taylor
Many companies with balance sheets flush with cash are now seeking to accelerate corporate growth through mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Today’s environment is creating tremendous opportunity for corporate directors to optimize the value of an M&A. Peer exchange, particularly at the corporate director level, is one of the most effective and highly-valued methods of learning what works best and delivers the most value; but, which directors are leading the changes in how boards engage in the M&A process? More important, which directors are getting great results from their innovative methodologies? Would these successful directors be willing to share their leading practices with their board peers? To answer these questions, the authors held one-on-one interviews with some of the most seasoned corporate directors in the United States.