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Informationen zum Autor SCOTT C. WHITAKER has over 30 years' experience covering M&A strategy, integration, carve-outs, divestitures, and internal M&A capabilities development. He was a co-founder of Global PMI Partners, an international M&A consulting firm, and has been a Managing Director at E78 since 2023. Previously, Scott held senior-level marketing, sales, and operations positions with several Fortune 500 companies. Klappentext A comprehensive, up-to-date discussion of maximizing the value of M&A transactions In the newly updated second edition of the Mergers & Acquisitions Integration Handbook: Helping Companies Realize the Full Value of Acquisitions, Revised and Updated , 30-year M&A professional Scott Whitaker delivers a pragmatic and actionable discussion of how to plan and execute integrations across a wide variety of tiers, markets, and business sectors. The author provides best practices and lessons learned from his first-hand experience managing hundreds of integrations. You'll find expert guidance on managing mergers and acquisitions, integration and carve-out planning, and the overall PMI (post-merger integration) process. . You'll also discover resources for managing communications, culture, and change management requirements. This book provides a no-nonsense handbook-style approach to manage an effective integration and to help integration managers quickly get up to speed on various integration challenges and learn how to navigate them. It is a desktop reference to inform and craft the optimal integration strategy for your company. The 2nd edition update includes: Samples of tools and templates to illustrate how to accomplish many tasks, as well as suggested approaches to address many typical challenges and "blockers" to peak integration performance. Real-world examples of successful integrations across a broad range of industries, deal types and transaction sizes. Guidance on leveraging AI tools in the M&A and integration process. Updated developments on M&A trends that impact real-life integration planning and execution The Merger & Acquisition Integration Handbook 2nd Edition will get readers up to speed on the most common integration issues and outline some basic practices to tackle integration projects in a rational and efficient manner that preserves and protects the value of your transaction. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Acknowledgments xi CHAPTER 1 - Introduction 1 Who Should Use This Book? 2 How This Book Is Organized 2 A Word to the Wise 6 CHAPTER 2 - Mergers and Acquisitions 101 and Assessing Integration Complexity and Risk 9 Mergers and Acquisitions 101 9 Understanding Transaction Types and Integration Scope 10 Assessing Integration Complexity and Risk 14 Assessing Integration "Debt" 19 The Evaluation and Measurement of Performance 22 Summary 22 CHAPTER 3 - Making the Business Case for Integration 23 The Business Drivers of M&A Activity 23 Why M&A Can Be So Difficult 27 Making the Business Case for Integration Support 30 The Challenges of Integration 32 Integration Success Factors 36 Summary 37 CHAPTER 4 - An Introduction to Integration Planning 39 Integration Activities 40 Integration Timetable Considerations 41 Integration and Business Planning 44 Managing the Change, People, and Potential Business Disruption 46 Summary 48 CHAPTER 5 - The Pre-planning Phase 49 Key Activities 50 Reviewing Planning Documents 52 Assessing Potential Challenge Areas 55 Managing Integration Delays 59 Summary 60 CHAPTER 6 - The Importance of Due Diligence 61 Due Diligence Documents Lists 61 A Few Words about IT...
