M&A Integration: How To Do It. Planning and delivering M&A integration for business success 1st Edition

The flurry of M&A deals announced in 2011, including AT&T'sagreement to acquire T-Mobile USA, ConAgra's proposed bid forRalcorp, and eBay's acquisition of GSI Commerce, indicate thatM&A has returned, and is perhaps headed back to the levels seenbefore the financial crisis.

Most firms of a certain size will turn to it in their search forgrowth, forcing almost all managers to face up to the challenge ofintegration at some point their career. For many managers it isoften their first, and only time and M&A is high on the list ofthings that many managers hate. According to many studies, 50 to75% M&A transactions turn out to be a failure. One of the mainreasons for failure is late or wrong integration or bad integrationmanagement. There is a significant demand for more information onbest practice in Post Merger Integration.

This book intends to equip those managers for thetask…

Danny Davis demonstrates how to handle the post-mergerintegration process and show how to restructure, consolidate,reduce costs, create efficiencies and perform M&A, from smallertransactions to mega-mergers. The focus is on integration planningand delivery. The book combines a general/strategic view withdetailed information of how to actually conduct a Post MergerIntegration via very practical tools and check lists that willprove essential in delivering change before, during and aftertransactions as well as to ensure their success.