Attention to detail.
A merger or acquisition can be completed with seamless ease if the involved parties remember not to neglect the finer points. Ian Ritchie gets down to the nitty-gritty.
Scarcely a month goes by without a merger or acquisition in thebroking sector being reported in the industry press. These reports tend to
focus on the financial effect of the businesses coming together: "Making
ABC Consolidated IB the largest in the Hicksville area," for example, and
all the positives that go along with the creation of the larger body
corporate.
However, step behind that and a huge amount of integration work needs to
be done to ensure the newly created entity is worth more than
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