M&A advisory: Buy and integrate

Our M&A advisory team helps enable strategic growth through better integrated and operationalized mergers and acquisitions, JVs and alliances. In a fast-paced M&A market, we help companies move quickly to refine their growth strategy, perform deal sourcing, conduct diligence and valuation and achieve greater synergies during M&A integration.

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The team

Brian Salsberg
EY Global Buy and Integrate Leader
Elizabeth Kaske
EY Americas Strategy and Transactions Buy & Integrate Leader
Jasper Bruins
EY-Parthenon Western Europe and Maghreb Transaction Strategy and Execution Leader
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Case Study The better the question The better the answer The better the world works

How an acquisition helped Orifarm prepare a prescription for growth

EY teams help founder-run Orifarm, a Danish pharmaceuticals company, embark on the path to transformation.
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What EY M&A advisory services can do for you

Our clients enjoy the personalized attention of a full-service organization with access to broad intellectual capital, extensive relationships and leading‑class solutions to drive growth strategies that fit buy-side M&A needs. 

We are one of the only major professional consulting organizations that offers fully-dedicated multidisciplinary M&A advisory capabilities. From strategy to execution, our services are underpinned by extensive due diligence, commercial, operational, financial and tax experience.

We also combine M&A, functional and sector experience with M&A technology to help companies make better, faster decisions. In particular our technology leverages machine learning and artificial intelligence, robotics and process automation, and data analysis and visualization to help increase confidence in decisions and accelerate synergy capture.

We understand that every type of deal is different, requiring bespoke integration approaches, priorities and operating models. Our M&A advisory team can help you understand what business to buy, how to value it and how to integrate it into your company.

How EY can help

M&A advisory: Buy and integrate team

Brian Salsberg

EY Global Buy and Integrate Leader

Passionate acquisition and merger integration leader and aficionado of all things deal-related. Global citizen. World traveler. Husband. Father of two.

New York, USA

Elizabeth Kaske

EY Americas Strategy and Transactions Buy & Integrate Leader

Focused on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and large-scale transformations. Mother, golfer, runner. Enjoys yoga, wakesurfing and global travel.

San Francisco, USA

Jasper Bruins

EY-Parthenon Western Europe and Maghreb Transaction Strategy and Execution Leader

Experienced strategic advisor on mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs, joint ventures and integrations. Loves soccer and skiing. Passionate about gardening.

Amsterdam, NLD

Iwan Margono

EY Asia-Pacific Buy and Integrate Leader; EY-Parthenon Indonesia Leader; Partner, PT Ernst & Young Indonesia

Seasoned growth strategy advisor. Frequent appearances on TV business programs. Guest lecturer at universities, writer for business magazines and newspapers. Avid reader and a history buff.

Jakarta, IDN

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