JOIN THE CONVERSATION @AccentureStrat www.linkedin.com/company/ accenture-strategy CONTACT THE AUTHORS John Shacklady john.shacklady@accenture.com Manchester, UK J. Neely james.neely.iii@accenture.com Cleveland, OH, USA Donald Dawson donald.dawson@accenture.com Dallas, TX, USA 16 | M&A: FROM ART TO SCIENCE