The goal of the book is end-to-end automation of M&A processes. With this book, the following tasks can be carried out: 1.Determination of the tasks to be automated: In this book, all tasks in due diligence are described. The tasks relevant for a company can be selected and then automated in a targeted manner. 2.Overview of the automation options for the M&A process: The automatability described for the tasks allow an overview of which tasks in the M&A process can already be automated in which way. 3.Determination of the automation potential of M&A processes: The methodology contained in this book and the details of the tasks and their automatability allow the determination of the digitization potential. 4.Familiarization with M&A processes: In this book all tasks in the Due Diligence phase are documented with their objectives, a description and with questions during the execution. This enables a quick familiarization with the details of the Due Diligence phase.

Karl Michael Popp: Dr. Karl Michael Popp (http://www.drkarlpopp.com) works in the Corporate Development and StrategyTeam at SAP. He works on Mergers and Acquisitions, responsible for product due diligence and post-merger integrations. He is a well known author, speaker and influencer in German speaking countries on M&A, due diligence and post merger integration. Stefan Schneider: Stefan Schneider is the editor of M&A Review (https://ma-review.com/).