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According to CB Insights, 70 percent of startups fail after their first financing round; 97 percent of some categories, such as hardware startups, eventually die or become zombies.

If you've made it this far, you've already beaten many of the odds. Yet, 60 percent or more of all acquisitions fail, too. Some put the number as high as 90 percent, so you are not out of the woods yet.

The following sections examine some of the top reasons that these M&A deals fail during the process or within the next couple of years after a sale.