In 1998, 12,000 M&A transactions were reported, and some of them broke previous records as the largest deals ever conducted. In this report, based on presentations made at the 1999 Post-Merger Integration Conference, executives and business experts share their experiences in developing a strategic context for M&A integration, creating a corporate culture, and measuring integration success.

Topics covered:

• examining the urge to merge
• implementing the strategy to match the vision
• getting the systems right: integrating IT
• communicating integration
• the HR challenge
• The role of knowledge management: how to enhance value in the new company
• defining the yardstick: measuring integration success