The must-haves for building a market-leading business include vision, talent, culture, product innovation and customer focus. But what’s the secret to success with a merger or acquisition? I was asked about this in the wake of Salesforce’s recently completed 8 billion acquisition of Informatica. In part, I believe that people are paying attention because deal-making is up in 2025. M&A volume reached 2.2 trillion in the first half of the year, a 27% increase compared to a year ago, according to JP Morgan ...