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CORE
THEMES
5. Strategic Growth Challenges
Achieving and sustaining strategic growth remains a persistent challenge in the healthcare sector,
intersecting with innovation, M&A activity, and talent retention. While mergers, acquisitions, and
divestitures are central to long-term strategies, they introduce significant financial, legal, and operational
risks that can derail growth initiatives if not managed effectively.
Technology
investments failing
to yield ROI
Risks associated with
business combinations
Key Risk Drivers:
• Overpayment for acquisitions or failure to
realize anticipated synergies
• Culture and leadership misalignments
undermining integration efforts
• Regulatory delays and scrutiny that can stall or
block deals
• Challenges in aligning operations, systems, and
compliance frameworks post-merger
Strategic Implications:
• Missed growth targets, disappointing
stakeholders and investors
• Talent attrition, particularly among acquired
leadership and key teams
• Reversal of deals or costly legal settlements if
integration falters
• Diminished ROI on technology investments and
growth initiatives
Difficulty in retaining
talent and executing
growth strategies
Unsuccessful
integration of
acquisitions