POST MERGER INTEGRATION & M&A

Merging several companies poses particular challenges for management. In the integration phase strategies have to be reconsidered, business plans must be worked out, synergies have to be increased and all areas of the organisation and business systems must be questioned, optimised and partly newly constructed in a very short time. We offer our clients professional business support during this delicate process from establishing the strategy and conducting transactions to the successful integration of the individual units — also in cross-border company mergers.

The foundation for a successful post-merger integration (PMI) process is the project design that is tailor-made especially for your enterprise. It defines, amongst other things, size and number of integration teams, establishes milestones and prioritises the individual integration targets in order to achieve economies of scope quickly.

In the integration projects of Contrast Management-Consulting the following major success factors have emerged:

• Fast stabilisation of the organisation and creation of transparency as regards the overall initial situation (incl. detailed overview of results)
• Clear strategy and clear integration approach
• Active and systematic personnel management
• Active communication both internally and externally
• Taking cultural aspects into proper consideration
• Professional management of the integration process – creating an overview
• Optimum integration speed
  

Contrast safeguards the cline from strategy to transaction right up to integration!