Four Common Approaches to Merger Integration That You Should Avoid

I’ve been thinking.  We need a more colorful classification system for how companies go about the merger integration process.  You know, a new nomenclature.  So I sat down and did some reflection.

Going through my memory bank, I pulled up some of the most common patterns I’ve seen as companies are acquired and merged.  Since so many deals go bad due to a mangled integration, I decided to start by categorizing the dysfunctional approaches.  Here, in no particular order, are my top four.


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