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Managing the postclosing integration
Author(s) -
Sherman Andrew J.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of corporate accounting and finance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1097-0053
pISSN - 1044-8136
DOI - 10.1002/jcaf.20462
Subject(s) - closing (real estate) , process (computing) , work (physics) , business , process management , operations management , computer science , engineering , finance , mechanical engineering , operating system
A merger and acquisition (M&A) closing usually brings great sighs of relief. Everyone has worked hard to ensure success. But actually this is not the end of the process. The hard work of postclosing integration is about to begin. Managing that postclosing integration is one of the buyer's greatest challenges. How can the buyer avoid common pitfalls and engineer a smooth transition? The author of this article provides the answers. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.