Will your acquisition add value?

The shocking reality is that more than two thirds of acquisitions fail to create meaningful shareholder value. The majority attribute this to one or more of: unrealistic expectations; a lack of sufficient pre-merger due diligence; or under-estimating the difficulties involved in integrating operations, processes, systems and technologies.

Strategy consultants Bain & Co rank the ability to successfully integrate acquired companies as the single most important factor influencing acquisition success. It is not surprising, therefore, that integrating the back office often represents the biggest challenge in realising the value of a deal, where over 50% of the synergies can be IT-related.

Sesai Consulting specialises in helping merging companies to integrate their IT. From identifying the Day 1 imperatives through to delivering the post-merger realisation programme.

This website provides resources to help CIOs and IT leaders prepare for a merger and then integrate their IT once a merger is underway. Some are free, some cost - all are born from real experience.