Engaging in a merger or an acquisition can stem from a wide variety of strategic perspectives for instance a company can wish to take over another because it makes similar products and their penetration in a given market presents an opportunity for the overtaking company to expand their reach while other mergers and acquisitions happen because of an opportunity to expand a product portfolio; building know-how into new products can be solved more efficiently by overtaking a company that has already spent time and resources to develop them

1. Mergers and Acquisitions for Success
2. Change Management
3. Successes and Failures in Mergers and Acquisitions
4. Distinguishing Competitors and Emulators
5. Determinants of Value, Potential “Deal Breakers” and Finance
6. Planning Process; Employee Productivity and Morale
7. Dealing with Resistance from Employees
8. Communications and Brand Integrity
9. Cultural Considerations in Mergers and Acquisitions
10. Corporate Grooming and Future Proofing

At the end of the programme participants will be able to:
1. Focus on change management during mergers and acquisitions
2. Initiate the change management effort at the earliest possible stage
3. Perform a cultural due diligence
4. Create a shared language for the change management effort across involved organizations
5. Verify the change through the entire process.

Chief Executives, Head of Departments, Human Resources professionals Senior Managers, Finance Professionals and prospective Investors, Heads of Sales and Customer Services, Human Resource professionals, Marketing, IT/Cyber Security, Directors, Project Directors, Front line managers