Implementing Successful Post-
Acquisition Management:

Financial Times Executive Briefings Series


By Duncan Angwin
Financial Times / Pearson Education
September 2000
ISBN: 0-273-64225-1
208 Pages
$197.50 paper original


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The appetite for acquisitions shows no sign of abating despite evidence that 50% fail to achieve the benefits expected of them. There is a tendency to concentrate on the dealitself only for it to be let down by inadequate follow through. Effective post-acquisitionmanagement is critical. Implementing Successful Post-Acquisition Management provides clear strategic andoperational guidance on post-acquisition issues, so you can ensure your acquisition isamong the successes.

It includes a post-acquisition management typology to enable you toselect and implement a management style that fits your strategic goals. The briefingoffers cutting edge advice based on the author’s extensive research and consultancyexperience in this area. Numerous cameos, case material, tools and research results areprovided to help you put the advice into practice.

Contents include:
Why does the post-acquisition phase present difficulties
Factors influencing post-acquisition management
Which style is appropriate
Taking charge of the new acquisition
What changes are appropriate
Golden rules of post-acquisition management

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