Eighty-three percent of responding companies in a Conference Board survey identified the motivation for their merger as being related to top-line growth. This report, the result of The Conference Board's re-examination of its own extensive M&A research and new interviews with senior executives, digs deeper into what companies should do differently in the merger process to support their growth objectives.

Topics covered:

• Motives for Mergers
• Strategy
• Communication
• Culture
• Talent Management
• Execution and Integration
• The Payoff

Special features:

• summary of key findings
• case studies of growth dynamics, including Arrow Electronics, Inc., Medtronic, Inc., Tyco International Inc., and The Williams Companies, Inc.