Mergers and Acquisitions

One of the largest, most critical, and most difficult parts of a business merger (including acquisitions and joint ventures) is the successful integration of the enterprise networks of the merger partners. In many cases, companies have widely differing philosophies and strategies for network architecture, topology, services, and security, even if they are in similar market segments.  BPO Systems has the expertise and skills to make your merger or acquisition a much smoother process.

A particularly difficult part of a merger is getting all of the parties to understand what each of the others are doing, how, and why.  Our broad consulting experience enables us to quickly discover each partner's policies, procedures, and systems, and determine the assumptions, constraints, and considerations that drive them. Our extensive training enables us to effectively explain all of this to the merger partners, in their own terms and using their own frames of reference. Our technical expertise enables us to suggest, develop, or evaluate solutions to merger problems. We have a global perspective, and experience working with international subsidiaries and field offices in a number of countries.

Some of the merger issues and tasks that we have become familiar with -- and are able to offer assistance with -- include:

• Overall project management, budgeting, and staffing.

• Building a cross-functional, cross-organizational project team.

• Harmonizing security policies.

• Harmonizing service and funding models.

• Analyzing and integrating support functions.

• Identifying and resolving protocol, standards, equipment, and vendor issues.

• Merging field offices and other remote sites.

• Addressing Internet connectivity and firewall issues.

• Handling naming, addressing, and routing issues.

• Preserving key business practices during a time of transition.

• Working with other teams and functional areas, such as voice, video, and desktop applications.

BPO Systems consultants are able to work effectively in communicating with -- and facilitating communications among -- all levels of the merger partners' enterprise, including executives, IS/IT management, and project implementation and support staff, as well as end-user management and staff that will be affected by the merger.

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