Mergers & Acquisitions
M&A activity is at the heart of many growth strategies for organizations. Regardless of how many stories we hear about ‘failed’ mergers and acquisitions, this approach remains a viable and common practice. The reason offered most often for the failure of M&A’s is quite simply – “culture clashes.”
Denison Consulting has played a role in a number of mergers and acquisitions, including some of the biggest corporate marriages of the past two decades. We have learned that there a number of activities that are critical to the culture integration process. We have been invited to join the integration effort at various stages in M&A’s and have developed a set of recommendations for addressing culture issues at each stage we have encountered. Our ultimate goal is to provide a culture solution that meets the current needs of the client organization(s) and positions them for future success as a combined entity.
Today, organizations seek out our Merger & Acquisitions Solutions when they want to:
- Understand the cultural DNA of both organizations and develop an integration plan that will successfully leverage the talents of both organizations
- Utilize benchmarked culture and leadership assessments to reduce the inevitable uncertainty that accompanies M&A activities
- Understand and mobilize their human capital in creating “one organization” that will move them toward a common, successful future
Denison Consulting can help tailor an M&A Solution and integrate important culture and leadership activities at each stage of the M&A process:
- Developing your growth strategy
- Identifying potential targets
- Conducting due diligence
- Launching cultural integration efforts
- Creating “One” Organization
- Developing and sustaining your desired culture