G.A.L.E. Force by J. Michael Coffey Hits #1 on Amazon in Five Bestseller Categories
ATLANTA, GA — August 6, 2026 — G.A.L.E. Force: Navigating Strategy, Culture, and Value Creation in Modern M&A, the debut book from veteran CEO and M&A strategist J. Michael Coffey, has landed as a #1 bestseller and #1 New Release across five Amazon categories. The book, published by Entrepreneur Books and distributed by Simon & Schuster, achieved:
● #1 New Release in Consolidation & Merger (Books)
● #1 New Release in International Business & Investing
● #1 in Business Consolidations & Mergers (Kindle)
● #1 in Globalization (Books)
● #1 in International Business & Money
G.A.L.E. Force — Global Aim, Local Execution — distills the framework Coffey used to scale a multinational industrial platform across seven countries and fourteen acquisitions to a $240 million exit, and to lead a public company turnaround culminating in a $223 million acquisition. The book's central argument is that great strategy and strong management are not enough: sustainable M&A success demands a deep, practiced understanding of local culture. Drawing on Coffey's proprietary DRiiVE and PRACTISE methodologies, it offers a story-driven playbook for owners, acquirers, and private equity operators navigating cross-border and multicultural deals.
"Most M&A deals don't fail in the boardroom — they fail in the break room," said Coffey. "This response from readers tells me the industry is hungry for a framework that treats culture as a competitive weapon, not a soft variable. I wrote G.A.L.E. Force for the owners preparing to sell, the acquirers navigating cross-border deals, and the PE operators managing multicultural platforms who need both the strategy and the cultural intelligence to close better deals and build lasting value."
About J. Michael Coffey
J. Michael Coffey is a CEO, M&A strategist, and founder of Resurgence Advisory, a boutique firm specializing in M&A strategy, post-merger integration, and performance metrics for lower-middle market industrials. Over a thirty-year career leading industrial and manufacturing companies across seven countries, Coffey has been involved in 38 M&A transactions valued in excess of $1 billion, leading or serving as a C-suite principal in more than 20 of them. As a member of the executive team that built H-E Parts International into a global multi-country platform, he helped drive the acquisition strategy that culminated in a $240 million exit to Hitachi Construction Machinery. He subsequently served as CEO of Manitex International (NASDAQ: MNTX), where he led a full operational turnaround — delivering 30% revenue growth and a 400% improvement in EBITDA — prior to leading its sale to Tadano Ltd. Coffey holds an MBA from Emory University's Goizueta Business School and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Availability
G.A.L.E. Force: Navigating Strategy, Culture, and Value Creation in Modern M&A is available now through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Simon & Schuster, and major book retailers nationwide. Learn more at www.jmichaelcoffey.com.
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