We’re doing some research on how individuals survive when their company is acquired.
Obviously, luck plays a large role. Serendipity intervenes. But the fact remains that there are people who get fired and others who remain. Is there anything that people can do to be in the survivor category?
We are looking for personal stories about what [...]
With over 19,000 redundancies rumoured to be in the offing in ABN AMRO (see Here is the City and its article on ‘ABN / RBS Job Cuts’) and its acquirers following its acquisition by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Fortis and Santander, it is timely to think once again about the things that employees should [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )On 7 August, Management-Issues had an article based on the final chapter of our book (Intelligent M&A: Navigating the Mergers and Acquisitions Minefield). That chapter, entitled ‘How to Survive a Merger’ provides a number of strategies and tips on how to increase your chances of being retained in a company that has just merged, acquired, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Christmas may be over four months away, but if ABN AMRO is acquired by Barclays or the RBS consortium, it looks as if the current members of the ABN AMRO board will be able to place better Christmas presents under the tree this year.
As reported in The Times on 2 August 2007 (see the full article online here [...]
If your company is merging, acquiring, or (the worst situation, unless you’re the owner and negotiated the deal) being acquired, should you stay or leave? This is another area where scenario planning and business intelligence is critical . These topics can therefore apply to individual managers and employees as well as the company itself. Most [...]
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