Not every M&A failure makes headlines.
Some implode quickly — during execution.
Some fall apart slowly — during integration.
Either way, the damage is real.
We’re collecting the stories that don’t make the press releases — the missed signals, the slow-motion collisions, the chaos that could have been avoided.
Stories you tell privately but rarely hear in boardrooms or on conference stages.
If you’ve personally experienced an execution or integration misstep, especially if it involved a private mid-market company transaction, your insight could change how someone else approaches theirs.
If you’ve seen it, lived it, or cleaned up after it, your story matters.
❗ Tell it anonymously — or put your name to it.
❗ Takes less than 10 minutes.
❗ No lectures. No posturing. Just real-world lessons.
Real execution and integration lessons — from people who’ve lived them.