Craziest thing in M&A? For Dr. Tianyi (TJ) Jiang, CEO of AvePoint, it’s all about integration.
In a recent interview, TJ shared a story about a deal where the acquirer had to remind the acquired employees: “You realize we bought you, right?”
Post-acquisition integration is where things get messy. Cultures clash, systems collide, and if people don’t buy into the vision, the deal can fall apart.
Buying a company is one thing. Winning over its people? That’s where the madness—and the magic—happens.
Want to hear more about navigating this chaos? Watch our podcast with TJ: https://hubs.ly/Q02XgsB50
What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen in M&A? Share your story in the comments.
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What's the craziest thing you've seen in MMA? There was a funny one where I I'm not even gonna say it's me or it's our company or someone else. But the craziest 1 I heard is a company A buys Company B. And then company A had to go to Company B employees and say, do you realize that we bought you right now like we work for you, we actually bought you so. We didn't tell them. So you guys need to, you know, switch over to our way and our system and everything because we bought you. OK, Realize that dynamic here that happens a lot because the hardest part of acquisition is post acquisition integration because you know, every company have their own culture, their own kind of way of doing things and their own norm. And when when, when you get acquired, all of a sudden, you know, that comes into conflict. And if you actually look at the statistics, most acquisitions don't end up well because of that. Ultimately it's a people business, right? We're social beings and. Most businesses are not static. It's not, you know, I'm not talking about capital intensive businesses. It's not like you bought over a nuclear plant. The nuclear plant will continue to run no matter what. In tech, where it's really the people, you know, it's the talent. If the people leaves, the code is dead.
