Post-Close Integration

1. The leadership team can state the three things this deal has to deliver, in the same words.

2. Synergy targets have owners, dates and a monthly review.

3. We are on track to deliver the value case the deal was approved on.

4. Every senior seat in the combined company has one clear owner.

5. People on both sides know who decides what, and disputes rarely reach the CEO.

6. We have kept the leaders and key people we needed to keep.

7. The combined business reports from one chart of accounts and one close calendar.

8. We can see margin and cash for the acquired business on its own.

9. Our 100-day or integration plan is tracked weekly against milestones.

10. Customers have not felt a drop in service since close.

11. We have decided which systems, processes and sites we keep, merge or retire.

12. Duplicate vendors, tools and contracts have been consolidated or have a dated plan.

13. Employees on both sides understand why the deal happened and what it means for them.

14. Retention risk among key people is tracked by name.

15. Teams from both companies now work as one, not as us and them.