You need a solid plan for post acquisition activities
While a lot of acquisition failures are due to poor pre-acquisition evaluations, many can be laid at the door of management for failure to manage the integration, intervention and long term post-acquisition management of operations.
The series of articles listed below highlight some of the most serious issues in this area.
Integration vs intervention
Do you need to change the acquired firm?
Watch our for risks, delays and excessive costs
Watch the intellectual property walk out the door
You can expect serious disruption to both buyer and seller firms
Have you appointed a project manager
Look outside the firm for specialized experience
Culture shock on merger can be expected
Individuals need to go through a personal journey
Plan for trouble
Merging operations – a significant task
Merging head office functions
Managing the subsidiary longer term
