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November 26th, 2025 - PMIspective – Fixing through acquisition: Broken + whole = whole? – PMI Expert Talk
🔧 Repairing a broken business through acquisition? Sounds a bit like: ‘My car is broken – I'll just buy another one and glue them...
Musical Charis in M&A
From Kruger National Park to Jerusalem Kruger National Park, South Africa. Closing offsite. The morning sun is already high in the sky,...
October 29, 2025 - PMIspective - Closing with two CEOs: ‘musical chairs’ game at board level - PMI Expert Talk
Two boards, two CEOs – but only one executive chair. This is what happens when two equals decide...
September 24, 2025 - PMIspective - Caught in pre-closing: Management without leadership - PMI Expert Talk
250 days of standstill. That's how long it takes on average from signing to closing today. The contracts are...
Succession strategy: Why the best company is the one you don’t want to sell
Preferably 65 years old! “We prefer 65-year-old CEOs and owners who want to sell their company. We generally do not...
August 20, 2025 - PMIspective - If things are going so well, why sell? - PMI Expert Talk
‘Our business is doing great!’ This is how many exits begin – and end with a shrug from...
Digitalization in the SME sector: it’s far from over
Digitalisierung – einfach kaufen! Organisch ist die Digitalisierung des deutschen Mittelstands nicht möglich. – Diese...
July 23, 2025 - PMIspective – M&A as digitalization turbo – PMI Expert Talk
Digitization by acquisition - sounds simple. Buy a startup, get a few tech talents on board, and bang: future...
Achieving acquisition targets with agile principles
The agile nightmare of Paul M. Paul was convinced: this time everything will be different. No rigid Gant charts, no endless...
June 18, 2025 – PMIspective – Agile PMI methods: Once upon a time... a plan – PMI Expert Talk
In traditional PMI, the law of the Gantt chart prevails: everything is planned, everything is prioritized, everything is synchronized...
The Role of IT in Buy & Build Projects
Fairy tale hour with system jam The hare sprints — but the hedgehog is already at the finish line. The hare is not only...
May 21, 2025 - PMIspective – IT in Buy & Build projects – PMI Expert Talk
Buy & Build means growth – fast, strategic, scalable. But what happens when IT can’t keep up with integration...
Artificial Intelligence in Post Merger Integration
Post Merger Integration on the beach pmiGPT: Good morning, Peter, how can I support you today? Taking into account...
April 23, 2025 – PMIspective – PMI with AI: Support or suppression? – PMI Expert Talk
Post merger integration is complex, demanding and often a mammoth task. But what happens when artificial...
Parallel Integration - Success in Mergeritis
Waiting until the day after tomorrow “We're not starting the integration yet. There are more add-ons in the pipeline...
March 19, 2025 - PMIspective - Parallel integration: Effective recipes for success in mergeritis - PMI Expert Talk
The deal is signed. Now comes the real adventure: integration. But just as the first team rolls up its sleeves, another...
Integration on Day One
"After the closing, we didn't hear from our new owner for six months." - Instead of celebrations on Day One...
February 19, 2025 - PMIspective - ntegration on Day One: The art of sending the right messages – PMI Expert Talk
On Day One, you can either achieve legendary status in your new company - or ensure employees start considering...
The Hidden Planners of PMI
“With respect, we have nothing to do with that at all. We're out of the process with the signing.”
January 22, 2025 - PMIspective - The Hidden Planners of PMI: How M&A Advisors Shape Deal Success – PMI Expert Talk
Once the ink on the contract has dried, the M&A advisors officially step aside – but their influence resonates...
December 18th - PMIspective – Copany Acquisition: Who takes the old folks? – PMI Expert talk
Who takes the old folks? No, this isn't about Christmas. I'm talking about former executives who, after an acquisition...
November 20th, 2024 - PMIspective - Everything in its own time – but when exactly? PMI Expert Talk
Timing is everything, they say. But when exactly is the perfect time to start your post-merger integration?...
Kick-off Call – Akquisitionen zum Erfolg führen
Kick-off Call - Insights aus dem Legal Workstream Akquisitionen zum Erfolg führen: Einblicke in Post-Merger...
October 23rd, 2024 – PMIspective – Carve-out: The most bone-chilling blunders in corporate splitting – PMI expert talk
Welcome to the Chamber of Carve-out Catastrophes! This is where vital parts of a company are cut out without...
September 18th, 2024 – PMIspective – PMI Playbook: A Guide for the Transition Period - PMI Expert Talk
When the winds of change suddenly blow through a company, one needs to bundle up. Some choose an off-the-rack strategy...
August 21st, 2024 – PMIspective – Low hanging fruits: sowing and harvesting synergies – PMI expert talk
Those with a green thumb for PMI processes can pluck sweet synergy fruits by the bucketful. But beware:...
July 24th, 2024 – PMIspective - Availability: Imagine there’s a closing and nobody shows up – PMI expert talk
However well you’ve planned your closing – the final say is down to the public authorities. And if the closing date happens...
June 19th, 2024 – PMIspective - Employee transition: How to make sure everyone stays on board – PMI expert talk
The sails are set, onboarding has started. What if, of all things, the most valuable employees quit? Even though the...
May 22nd, 2024 – PMIspective - Merger branding: When integration requires a complete reflagging
"Welcome to the XY-family!" This or something similar is the way acquisition announcements start. You can’t choose...
April 24th, 2024 – PMIspective "Post Merger Integration - A closed 🔒 book 📖?!"
Post Merger Integration - A closed 🔒 book 📖. ⚠ We don't need any (cost) synergies from this acquisition. Everything is...
March 20th, 2024 – PMIspecitve - 🚮 Housekeeping first!? – How to ✅ prioritize…
🚀 #PMIspective No. 13! 🎉 ⚠ Financial reporting, customers and prices, cash management...
February 21st, 2024 – PMIspecitve - 🎓 Case Study – Stella – A ⭐ Star dies down… 💥
Our second 🎉 Case Study! 🎓 A specific situation from a post merger integration with its very special 🌋 challenge.
January 17th, 2024 – PMIspective – 🎓 Case Study – 🔭 Poor visibility on Vega ⭐
🎉 New year - new format. We 🚀 are starting 2024 with a new format: 🎓 Case Study! A specific situation from a...
December 20th, 2023 – PMIspective – Star above integration, show us the way!
Post-merger integration projects are the 💯 most complex. Every day, countless decisions have to be made outside...
November 22nd, 2023 – PMIspective – It’s not over ’till it’s over
The closing is months behind us. The signing has already been forgotten... Is Post-Merger-Integration still on the agenda?
October 25th, 2023 – PMIspective – Play it again,… Implementing Buy-&-Build Strategies
Realizing the synergies of a transaction is difficult and rarely successful (#PMIspective no7). Now multiple...
September 27th, 2023 – PMIspective – Harvest time: how to realize the synergies?
What objectives are to be achieved with the acquisition? This question has (hopefully) already been...
August 23rd, 2023 – PMIspective – Harvest time: how to realize the synergies?
What objectives are to be achieved with the acquisition? This question has (hopefully) already been...
July 26th, 2023 – PMIspective – Winning with a Chinese shareholder
COSCO acquires a stake in HHLA. Allgaier files for insolvency. What does the entry of a Chinese investor mean?...
June 21st, 2023 – PMIspective – Beyond Excel. What tools help with integration?
"You can solve anything with Excel!" This consulting wisdom is surely as old as the tool ...
May 24th, 2023 – PMIspective – Close, Closer, Closing!
Is “Closer” always followed by “Closing”? What can go wrong with Closing? Just a moment ago, Signing seemed the biggest ...
April 19th, 2023 – PMIspective - How does an (ideal) Day 1 run?
Is there anything more important than Day 1? There is no second chance for a first impression. In our second PMIspecitve...
New Series PMIspective Expert Talks
Meet PMI Experts. 30 Minuten Live Expert Talks. Mit PMIspective legen wir in diesem Jahr eine neue Serie von Expert...
March 22nd, 2023 - PMIspective - Effective PMI Project-Organization
this PMIspecitve on "Effective PMI Project Organization" we want to address the questions "How to involve the target's staff?"...
Die Ära des Verbrennungsmotors – Ein Ende ohne Schrecken für Zulieferer?!
Die Tage des Verbrennungsmotors scheinen gezählt. Veränderungen werden sowohl von innen als auch von außen angestoßen....
The Year of the Tiger
Today marks the start of the Year of the Tiger. The Year of the Tiger will be a strong year. It will bring great changes and challenges...
#7 – Transformation is and remains Top-Management Issue!
Transformation Key Success Factors number 7: Transformation is and remains Top-Management Issue! We have saved...
#6 – What gets measured gets done!
Transformation Key Success Factors number 6: What gets measured gets done! It's about much more than just reviewing ...
#5 – Transformation is a marathon, not a sprint
Transformation Key Success Factors number 5: Transformation is a marathon, not a sprint. Even the longest journey...
#4 – Decisions are trendsetting, and imperative!
Transformation Key Success Factors number 4: Decisions are trendsetting, and imperative! Only those who do...
#3 – Transformation is multifaceted – supposedly small things are valuable
Transformation Key Success Factors number 3: Transformation is multifaceted – supposedly small things are...
#2 – If you are not one of the first, better react quickly and consistently
Transformation Key Success Factors number 2: If you're not one of the first, better...
#1 – After the transformation is before the transformation
Here is number 1 of our series Transformation Key Success Factors: After the transformation is...
Study - "Winning with a chinese shareholder"
We were not quite ready in time for the Chinese New Year. However, our study on the successful cooperation between German management teams and Chinese...
hardt-group.com online!
What takes a long time will finally not only be good, but very good. Our website is online www.hardt-group.com - 7 good reasons for working with us.
Transformation - Lecture at Rotary’s Opportunities
With an introduction to the world of transformation, may we kick off Rotary's new Opportunitites series on October 25, 2020...