As promised, I'm blogging further on the topic of "Integration Capability Portfolio". One of the sources I'm relying on is a KPMG study from 2006 called "The Morning After." Collaborating with Doug on writing a reply to a research note from KPMG that was nothing more than an uninformed opinion made me wonder about the quality of any KPMG source.

On last business trip to New York, I was conveniently seated next to a gentleman who handles M&A transactions for GE Capital. Seizing on the opportunity, I asked him if the 65% disappointment rate passed his sniff test. He was surprised at the KPMG number - his experience was the reverse - 2/3 success rate. That only contributed to my paranoia about the validity of this source, and I'm doing research on finding other sources. Hence, I'd like to ask the readers to share their experiences and point me to other sources that either support or dispute this metric. Thanks in advance!

Aleks