Post Merger Integration Survey 2009 - PwC

Contents
Introduction 2
Executive Summary 3
Key findings 4
Results in detail 8
Appendices
1. Participant profiles 20
2. Key contacts 21
List of figures
Figure 1: Strategic objectives of transactions 10
Figure 2: Financial objectives of transactions 10
Figure 3: Due diligence execution 11
Figure 4: Achievement of synergy and performance targets 12
Figure 5: Overrun of planned integration costs 12
Figure 6: When companies started to plan their integration activities 13
Figure 7: Achievement rates of objectives 13
Figure 8: Measurement of financial and strategic goals 14
Figure 9: Frequency of measuring financial and strategic goals 14
Figure 10: Actual level of involvement during the integration 15
Figure 11: Ideal level of involvement during the integration 15
Figure 12: Extent integration success is linked to compensation schemes 16
Figure 13: Successful communication of integration goals 17
Figure 14: Evaluation of integration pace in retrospect 18
Figure 15: Main challenges in the integration 19
Figure 16: Participant profiles, country 20
Figure 17: Participant profiles, industry 20
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