Overview

This article from Baker & McKenzie's Reorganisations Team provides an illustrative list of key questions for developing a post-acquisition integration plan and implementing it successfully. Aimed at assisting companies in structuring and restructuring domestic and foreign business activities and transactions, the briefing offers guidance on the following areas:

1. Who are the critical stakeholders and who should be involved in the planning and implementation of the post-acquisition integration?


2. What are the agreed-upon priorities, goals and associated timelines?


3. Where are the corporate records located and what is the state of these records?


4. What agreements have been entered into and may be adversely affected by the proposed post-acquisition integration?


5. What intangibles are owned by the Target multinational enterprise, which entity is the legal owner and which (intercompany) arrangements have been entered into with respect to these intangibles?


6. What other legal issues should the integration planning take into consideration, given the business and regulatory environment the multinational enterprises operate in?


7. What is the makeup of the current and future workforce and what are the terms and conditions of employment of the Target multinational enterprise and Acquiring multinational enterprise?


8. Do the subsidiaries of the Acquiring multinational enterprise and Target multinational enterprise have any significant built-in gain or losses, and what tax attributes do the subsidiaries have?


9. How is the financial health of the subsidiaries of the multinational enterprises?


10. How are the supply chain and the intercompany commercial relationships of the Acquiring multinational enterprise and Target multinational enterprise structured?

For the answers to all these questions, click 'View Briefing'.