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I didn’t just study global M&A—I lived it.
It’s the reason I packed up my life in Austria and moved to Canada, and later from Canada to the U.S. Each move wasn’t just a change of scenery. It was a strategic leap—powered by the transformative force of mergers and acquisitions. Even when I wasn’t physically relocating, I was leading M&A projects from afar—working with teams across Europe, South America, and Asia.
In my blog post, I share some of the key lessons from my global M&A journey, including:
- Why international M&A outpaces slow organic expansion
- How cultural integration can make—or break—a deal
- The need for crystal-clear strategic alignment before going global
- What it takes to lead integrations across time zones and borders
- And why global M&A builds leadership skills as much as market share
If your company is thinking about crossing borders, this post sheds light on what works—and what to watch out for—when you're navigating cross-border deals.
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Hi, I’m Michael Hofer—author, senior executive, advisor, and coach. At heart, I’m a lifelong learner and explorer, deeply curious about what helps people perform better, live healthier, and create more meaningful lives.
This website is part of a broader vision I call the Thrive Network—an interconnected ecosystem designed to help people not just succeed, but truly thrive across the most important dimensions of life: business, health, and personal growth.
Across my platforms, you’ll find insights, frameworks, and practical tools—through articles, courses, books, coaching, and experiential work—that bridge strategy with humanity, performance with wellbeing, and ambition with purpose. While each platform has its own focus, they are united by a single belief:
We all can thrive in every aspect of life!
Wherever you’re starting from today, thriving is not reserved for a select few. It’s something you can actively design—step by step, choice by choice—in your career, your health, and your life as a whole.
This is an invitation to move beyond survival mode and the focus on only one area of your life. Begin shaping the next, more intentional version of your life.
Let’s create it—and thrive together.
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