Introduction Integration or consolidation is the key to success in a merger or acquisition (M&A) program. This is the process of physically bringing businesses together and IT represents an estimated 60% of synergies by value, the rest coming from areas like office space or workforce. While a great deal of work can be done to…
Introduction IT will be rightly focused on integration following any M&A program, but there are other considerations, notably regulation and what regulators demand of financial services companies. This falls into business resilience, including skills and security, and the management of fintechs – the likely takeover targets. Valuations One of the more surprising effects of the…
Takeovers, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) test companies to their limits. These stresses affect all companies but for financial services organizations they can be compounded. Not only do two businesses have to come together, but so do the systems offering their products and services. Part of the problem is that incumbent financial services companies tend to…