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M&A Carve-outs: How to gain back your focus

Written by Michael Klawon | 17.June 2022

Petra joins the M&A team of an industrial manufacturing company in Munich, Germany. Two months in her new job, she is thrown into cold water. She is tasked to lead the Carve-out of one of the largest business units of the current employer. And she is overwhelmed with tons of administrational tasks and project management. Which does not let her focus on what is really important to be successful.