321. M&A integration: PE’s new value creation playbook

Private equity is navigating one of its most challenging value creation environments in years, and winning firms are using M&A integration as a competitive weapon. Brian Dinneen (nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=ht…) and Matthew Maloney (mckinsey.com/our-people/matthew-maloney?cid=cl…) join us to discuss three high-impact integration strategies that leading sponsors are using to overcome these headwinds, based on their recent article (mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corpora…).
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