Mergers, acquisitions and disinvestments are essential strategic options for many financial service providers because they facilitate development, provide access to additional market shares and they also enable the exploitation of synergies and a focus on core business. The majority of mergers, however, do not lead to the achievement of the intended objectives. Many people underestimate the complexity, integration costs, the time and change management requirements of mergers.
As an expert for mergers and integration in the financial services sector, zeb/ makes the entire merger process manageable. Starting with the identification of potential strategic partners, followed by the initiation of the merger process to the implementation of IT migration, zeb/ covers the entire merger/integration management chain.
zeb/ merger/integration services:
- M&A strategy [mergers, acquisitions, disinvestments]
- Due diligence
- Company valuation
- Transaction advice/ merger initiation
- Merger/integration planning
- Merger/integration management
- Merger implementation support
- Change management
- IT integration planning/implementation [in conjunction with zeb/information.technology].
zeb/ uses provably-effective methods (such as an integration master plan), supplemented by sector-specific competence, to ensure transparency in the entire process - with a strong focus on decision orientation to ease the burden of work on the management.
zeb/ takes the following factors of success into consideration in all integration projects:
- We formulate clear and timely strategic objectives.
- All measures are linked in a business case.
- We establish an efficient project organization, incorporating the executive management, with clear responsibilities and fast decision/escalation rules.
- Targeted communication to all stakeholders is ensured.
- Staff are involved at an early stage of the process to ensure content-related and cultural integration.