Integration Coaching

To continuously scan markets for growth by acquisition is an ongoing activity of every growing company. Having found a promising acquisition target, performing a thorough due diligence and agreeing on a value oriented purchase price is not enough in order to make an acquisition successful in the long run.

Successful post-merger integrations are fast and decisive, professionally prepared, effectively implemented and appropriately documented.

Essential for a successful post-merger integration are the careful consideration of hard and soft facts, of corporate cultures and of internal and external corporate communication. It requires particular endeavours to safeguard know how and openness for dynamic knowledge transfer. Reduction of company value due to employees leaving, or the loss of clients and suppliers need to be avoided. Integration controlling and a post-merger audit to monitor success complete a successful post-merger integration.

Prudent information sharing already starting at an early stage and a target oriented communication strategy are the foundation and essential keys to the success of your merger.

Thanks to our own experiences in leading roles of various M&A activities in international industrial companies as well as from the perspective of a seasoned external (SME) consultant and observer of post-merger integrations, we have the experience and the know-how which challenges, tasks and risks are connected with post-merger integration activities and which opportunities and long-term prospects of success can be derived from appropriate communication during times of mergers, if initiated as early as possible, independently supervised and verified.

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