In the current economy you will hear a number of words and phrases used when discussing M&A activity. Many are 'cautious' and waiting for the 'financing shortage' to loosen up. Where M&A's are discussed the recommendation is that they be 'well thought out' and 'carefully executed. Whether it is to enter new geographic markets, acquire new technologies, build scale or to gain access to lower cost operations -- M&A's remain a viable strategy. In fact several studies indicate that acquisitions made during a downturn outperform those made during more healthy economic climates on most relevant performance metrics. Regardless of the economic climate, having a sound due diligence process and a thoughtful culture integration process will help an organization avoid the most common cause of M&A failure...the 'culture clash.' Denison Consulting has played a role in a number of mergers and acquisitions, including some of the biggest corporate marriages of the past two decades. We have learned that there a number of activities that are critical to the culture integration process and we have developed a set of recommendations for addressing culture issues at various stages of M&A's. Теги:breakMergersAcquisitionsdenison surveybryanadkins
(www.abndigital.com) Mergers and acquisitions are back in the spotlight, with a few deals hitting the headlines over the past week. While insurers Momentum and Metropolitan have been given the green light to merge their operations, the competition authorities say it can't be at the expense of jobs. On Friday, HSBC walked away from a potential takeover of Nedbank. So why are some of these deals failing and are we still likely to see growth in M&A activity? Joining ABN with their views are Mark Casey, Director at Deloitte, and Paulina Lichwa-Garcia, Financial Journalist at Mergermarket from London. Теги:MergersAcquisitionsBackSpotlightMark CaseyPaulina Lichwa-Garcia
With increasing instances of corporate merger, acquisition, spinoffs or other action, an issue of heightened concern is whether new or amended visa petitions must be filed for H1B visa and L1 visa workers whenever corporate reorganization happens. Learn how the rule differs with respect to H-1B and L-1 visa holders. Visit www.visapro.com and request a FREE Case Evaluation today if you have any questions on how to handle immigration issues during corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions. Теги:amended h1bamended l1visa complianceamended h1b petitionimmigration complianceamended petitionuscis petitioncorporate mergeracquisitionsmergers
tinyurl.com Wharton's Mergers and Acquisitions program closely examines the key elements in developing, engaging, and managing a successful M&A. By looking at the mergers and acquisitions process from a strategic perspective, Wharton faculty provide participants with the skills necessary to determine rationale, select acquisitions targets, and evaluate the potential for long-term partnerships and integration success. Теги:mergersandacquisitionsm&aWhartonexecutiveeducation
