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M&A Integration: PE’s New Value Creation Playbook

16.09.2026 5,959 views
Published: 16.09.2026 Category: Leadership, growth and business development Views: 5,959

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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. McKinsey's Brian Dinneen and Matthew Maloney join host Sean Brown to discuss three high-impact integration strategies that leading sponsors are using to overcome these headwinds. *Chapters:* 00:00 – Why M&A integration matters more for private equity 01:39 – How longer hold periods are changing PE value creation 04:22 – Three M&A integration strategies for private equity 07:07 – Organic vs. inorganic growth 08:29 – How to make a roll-up strategy work 12:07 – The roles of deal teams, operating partners, and portfolio companies 15:06 – The most common failure in a roll-up 20:51 – What it takes to successfully execute a merger of equals 23:04 – The role of culture in M&A integration 26:41 – Building new value propositions through M&A 30:32 – How to decide where to integrate 34:57 – Building repeatable M&A integration capabilities 37:14 – How AI can support M&A and integration 40:18 – What corporate M&A can learn from private equity Read the full article: https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/how-private-equity-is-using-m-and-a-integrations-to-overcome-headwinds Subscribe to our channel: http://mck.co/YouTube Subscribe to our newsletters: http://mck.co/Subscribe *Find us on:* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/mckinsey-strategy-corporate-finance/ X: https://x.com/McKStrategy See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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