The merging or demerging of two or more organisations is complex and fraught with peril. The best serial acquirers follow a structured and disciplined approach, with clear strategic objectives, detailed implementation plans, and a focus on creating and capturing value.

Deloitte’s UK-based Merger Integration team is the most experienced, dedicated integration support team in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. The team has supported over 150 integrations, demergers, joint ventures, and alliances. They act as Deloitte's post-merger integration centre of excellence for the region.

The organisations that the team have supported deliver proven superior shareholder returns through the effective realisation of synergies or separation benefits.

The approach taken by the team is highly pragmatic and is based on extensive experience of supporting clients with:

• Benefit case review and implementation plan validation.
• Development of integration or separation blueprint.
• Development of detailed implementation plans and supporting financials.
• Coaching to the programme director and key project managers.
• Planning and managing the discreet actions required to complete the deal and ensure business continuity around day one.
• Planning and costing transition services agreements (demergers only).
• Mobilising and coordinating the project teams around a well structured and managed programme.
• Managing people issues and programme communication.

All of these areas are supported by a comprehensive range of tools and methodologies designed to assist your management team to complete a successful transaction.

The team brings together a number of highly skilled multi-national business professionals all with cross-border implementation experience and with extensive language skills between them.

Please contact us for more information on our integration or demerger planning and implementation capabilities or to discuss your current M&A plans with our experts.

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