<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Fordhouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fordhouse]]></description><link>https://www.fordhouse.team/insights</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.fordhouseequity.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How to get a 100% M&#38;A success rate]]></title><description><![CDATA[“M&#38;A is a mug’s game, in which some 70% to 90% of acquisitions are abysmal failures” , HBR  “83% of corporate mergers and acquisitions...]]></description><link>https://www.fordhouse.team/post/how-to-get-a-100-m-a-success-rate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">608175bb01c416001509e814</guid><category><![CDATA[M&A and strategy]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:10:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/919cf3_1bd0f005a7b1438b88965509aee88cb3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_924,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicholas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skin in the game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nassim Taleb is a huge influence for a lot of our thinking here at Fordhouse. 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PE...]]></description><link>https://www.fordhouse.team/post/private-equity-is-broken</link><guid isPermaLink="false">618e2c3bde2b38002a4077eb</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 09:01:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/919cf3_c95fd1fd827545b3bf5c5f1cdbf73e11~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_924,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marcin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We don’t care about customer contracts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conventional wisdom when assessing a potential acquisition is to highly value long customer contracts aka contracted revenue. 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This is especially true if that growth requires new hires or...]]></description><link>https://www.fordhouse.team/post/how-do-you-maintain-quality-of-processes-as-you-grow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6216b90dbfa623859dd1471f</guid><category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Business transformation]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 22:46:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/919cf3_7bdc637afba448c08ee45a4c7d20979e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_924,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>James</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two lenses to integration success]]></title><description><![CDATA[A post-acquisition integration is complex with many interdependent variables, but as long you use the customer and the employee lenses to...]]></description><link>https://www.fordhouse.team/post/two-lenses-to-integration-success</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62064f288f0f5eff263c8f25</guid><category><![CDATA[M&A and strategy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:01:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/919cf3_4d31984a0f7846ffa9a7c3c1c7e00f64~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_924,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicholas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strategic Costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is an 80’s business guru named Bob Fifer who consulted with some of the well known investors of the time. 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