Mergers and Acquisitions

Acquisitions frequently cause clashes between company cultures, distrust between companies, and loss of key staff and managers. As a result, one half to two-thirds of all acquisitions fail to meet expectations. Our consultants have identified a series of factors that determine acquisition integration success and have incorporated those success factors into the Whittington Consulting Group Acquisition Integration Model.

Our Acquisition Integration services include:

• Pre Acquisition structure and process
• Assessment of key management talent within the two companies
• Completion of an organizational audit to evaluate issues and barriers in these areas:
  • Cultural Compatibility
  • Process Compatibility
  • Strategic and Operational Clarity
  • Leadership Capability
  • Team Functioning

Post Acquisition

• People transition planning
• Selection and Preparation of New Leaders
• Acquisition Communications
• Culture Integration
• Employee “pulsing” (monitoring attitudes about the acquisition)
• Acquisition Hot Spot Identification & Intervention
• Executive Coaching
• Team Integration