Founder Integration in M&A: Post-Merger Best Practices for Private Equity

In the world of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), deal teams meticulously model financials, design synergy targets, build integration playbooks, and plan Day 1 communications. Yet even the most detailed post-merger integration (PMI) strategy can falter if one critical element isn’t proactively addressed: founder integration. Based on the E78 team’s experience advising private equity sponsors and […]