PRITCHETT is the firm that originally established

acquisition integration

consulting as a specialized practice area.  We wrote the first  hardcover book on the topic, 

After the Merger: The Authoritative Guide to Integration Success.

We also authored the all-time M&A bestseller,


The Employee Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions,

plus many other merger-specific books and countless papers and articles.

Our

merger training programs,

based in part on our publications, have helped more than 30,000 managers and employees manage their challenges before and after the close of their mergers.

We're true specialists. Not general practitioners that dabble in merger integration. Organizations come to us because of our focus and deep expertise in post merger integration management.

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Merger Integration Blog

A 120-Year Perspective on Mergers & Acquisitions
Monday, April 30, 2012 - 16:45

The cover story in a recent issue of The Human Factor magazine (published in New Delhi, India) was an article I wrote charting the major peaks in merger activity over the past 100 years.  These six episodes show how M&A comes in waves, with periodic bursts of deal-making.

The chart below gives a timeline and brief description for each of these surges in deal traffic during the 20th century. 

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Sex and Violence in Mergers
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 09:23

Just a cheap headline to get your attention.  But stick with me and I’ll tell you a quick story.

I read that Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once boarded a train in Washington, only to find out a while later that he’d lost his ticket.  As luck would have it, though, the conductor recognized him and said, “Don’t worry about it, sir.  I’m sure when you find it you’ll send it in.”  Justice Holmes replied, “Young man, the question is not, “Where is my ticket?” but, “Where am I supposed to be going?”

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