M&A
Harvard Business Review
M&A: The One Thing You Need to Get Right
Harvard Business Review on why a clear strategic rationale — not deal mechanics — is the single biggest predictor of M&A success.
Harvard Business Review · Jan 15, 2026
Insights
A live, carefully compiled stream of M&A, valuation, and private capital commentary from the world's leading business publications.
Insights
Perspectives from the deal table
Live commentary on M&A, valuation, and private capital — drawn from the world's leading business and finance publications.
M&A
McKinsey & Company
The Ten Rules of Growth Through M&A
McKinsey distills decades of transaction data into ten rules for using acquisitions to drive durable, value-creating growth.
McKinsey & Company · Feb 10, 2026
Valuation
Corporate Finance Institute
Business Valuation Methods Explained
A practitioner's overview of the three core valuation approaches — DCF, comparable companies, and precedent transactions — used in M&A.
Corporate Finance Institute · Jan 28, 2026
Valuation
PwC
Value Creation in Deals
PwC's framework for embedding value creation into the deal lifecycle — from diligence and synergy planning through Day-1 and integration.
PwC · Feb 22, 2026
Due Diligence
Deloitte
M&A Due Diligence: A Strategic Approach
Deloitte's perspective on running diligence as a value-creation exercise rather than a checklist — covering financial, commercial, and operational scope.
Deloitte · Apr 12, 2026
Due Diligence
Harvard Business Review
How to Conduct Effective Commercial Due Diligence
HBR on testing the commercial thesis behind an acquisition: market sizing, customer economics, competitive position, and growth durability.
Harvard Business Review · May 18, 2026
Private Equity
Bain & Company
Global Private Equity Report
Bain's annual deep-dive on private equity fundraising, deal-making, exits, and the operating playbooks separating top-quartile funds.
Bain & Company · Apr 12, 2026
Private Equity
McKinsey & Company
Private Capital: McKinsey Insights
McKinsey's running research stream on private equity strategy, value creation, portfolio operations, and the evolving LP-GP relationship.
McKinsey & Company · Apr 8, 2026
Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance Institute
What Is Corporate Finance?
A foundational guide to corporate finance — capital structure, capital budgeting, and the levers CFOs use to maximize shareholder value.
Corporate Finance Institute · May 2, 2026
Corporate Finance
McKinsey & Company
Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights
McKinsey's library on capital allocation, portfolio strategy, and the financial discipline behind sustained corporate outperformance.
McKinsey & Company · Jun 1, 2026
Exit Strategy
Harvard Business Review
Preparing the Next Generation for the Family Business
HBR on succession and exit planning for founder-led and family-owned businesses — readiness, governance, and value preservation at transition.
Harvard Business Review · Jun 14, 2026
Exit Strategy
PwC
Sell-Side Readiness: Preparing Your Business for Sale
PwC's playbook for owners preparing to exit — financial readiness, value story, diligence preparation, and maximizing competitive tension.
PwC · Jun 1, 2026