If half of all acquisitions fail, how can mid-market CEOs pick the winners and avoid the flops?  This is the fundamental puzzle I am looking to solve with my recent research, and I’ve identified 12 critical risks CEOs must assess in a potential acquisition before they commit.

Last week’s and today’s posts on Forbes.com have covered this.

For last week’s post the first of the two, click “How to Assess the Headache Quotient of a Potential Acquisition.”  For this week’s follow up post, click “12 Signs That an Acquisition Will Crater.”