A risky proposition – Building a solid integration plan for a merger or acquisition

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Abstract: In this fragile economic environment, several companies have been able to take advantage of too-good-to-pass-up deals in which they acquire weaker competitors that have fallen behind. Before jumping into any acquisition, however, it’s important to build a solid integration plan, and to take into account recent Financial Accounting Standards Board guidelines that affect the M&A accounting process. A sidebar to this article forecasts M&A activity.