Mergers & Acquisitions Integration Handbook: Helping Companies Realize The Full Value of Acquisitions

by Scott C. Whitaker

Proven strategies and tactics to manage the integration of acquired and/or merged companies"Mergers & Acquisitions Integration Handbook" is a comprehensive resource to help companies create a scalable post merger or acquisition integration process and framework that accelerates operating and business benefit goal realization.Includes tools, templates, forms, examples and checklists to provide a no nonsense "handbook" style approach to managing an effective integration.Helps integration managers quickly get up to speed on various integration challenges, including guidance on developing detailed operational and functional integration plans to support flawless execution.Reveals how to avoid integration failure by establishing an in-house integration management office to handle integration projects.Includes a sample integration playbook that can be used to create a core competency within companies to support ongoing integration activity.

Botched integration is the number one reason mergers fail. "Mergers & Acquisitions Integration Handbook" shows you how to develop, execute and implement merger integrations and business strategies to realize your organization's mergers and acquisitions goals.

Genres: Business

192 pages, Hardcover

First published May 18, 2012

Reviews

[Iryna Paprotska · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is structured well and covers many topics. It is brief, but this felt more like a backbone of information and the rest - one has to dig deeper. I found myself highlighting a big part of the book at some cases. I also liked the fact that timing and roles were properly stressed throughout a book.
Some tools provided can be used in day to day operations, buf the merger can use available toolset, so that was ok.
I did find HR part mostly not covered to my disappointment, but other than that it is a brief summary of everything that is happening during the merger.

[Stephanie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just a lot of businessy buzzwords and not a lot of useful or practical information. I doubt I'll find this book very helpful moving forward in integrations work.

[Marco · Rating 3 out of 5]

It has lots of good suggestions and ideas; however, the book covers each of these rather quickly and lacks some depth. Also, this book is good for integration in corporate America or larger European businesses where there are very developed corporate dynamics. It won't help much in integrations in developing countries like China.

[Clarisa Doval · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Good approach, but might be lacking a bit of depth. I also missed seeing more references to external sources.

[Randolph Breschini · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very practical guide for integration of organizations. It is an easy read and gives one the "basics" as one approaches an integration. I highly recommend it!