Strategic Post-Merger Integration Management

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are becoming an increasingly important strategic growth instrument for the German Mittelstand. At the same time, many transactions fail during the particularly challenging post-merger integration (PMI) phase. This book examines the critical success factors of strategic post-merger integration management in the German Mittelstand. Building on theoretical approaches from strategic management, post-merger integration management, and Mittelstand research, these success factors are systematically structured, assigned to overarching categories of integration measures, and incorporated into an integrated framework. The result is a practice-oriented management tool that enables companies to steer their integration processes more effectively and significantly increase the likelihood of successful integration outcomes.