Comments from Merger Integration Certification Workshop Attendees

“I have done other post-merger integration courses but none has had the depth and seriousness of this one. Congrats.”

“I have participated in a dozen M&A, project management, OD, culture and change management workshops. You guys set the bar.”

“This was such a fantastic workshop. The practical advice, play-by-play templates, and process steps will be very useful in my work. The combined expertise was so impressive. The instructors were so effective and engaging. Sharing their real-world experiences was priceless. I have never been in a workshop where the participants were so engaged. Thank you so much for your time and efforts—this was truly exceptional.”

“The workshop is the most impactful and organized workshop that I have attended. Thank you to all involved who made this an amazing learning experience!”

“Well done! Great people and great facilitators willing to share true real life stories. It helped me connect with the content.”

“Fantastic workshop. Engaging and energizing. I learned a lot and had great fun.”

“Really relevant material shared by experienced leaders who had real life examples to back up the material–time well spent!”

“Simply remarkable. You can’t capture this experience in any book.”

“The workshop is everything I never knew I always needed to know about merger integration.”

“The workshop was fantastic. I had no expectations coming in, but I learned so much.”

“I enjoyed each of the instructors. You can tell they were best-in-the-industry.”

“This workshop was very well structured and led by industry experts. The tools provided are precious and very relevant for my job. They will make my job a lot easier.”

“The depth of the instructors’ experiences really comes through in their on-point examples and responses to questions.”

“Excellent coverage of the topic with real-world tools and advice.”

“All the information is so valuable. I’m excited to integrate these ideas into my company ... they (my colleagues) too will be energized by it.”

“Great conference. Insightful.”

“Very good presenters with deep knowledge and experience on M&A.”

“PRITCHETT’s content and instructors are best-in-class and provide order and structure to a chaotic and anxious challenge (mergers). I am recommending this course to others.”

“Great focus on high-impact areas for M&A. Well prepared and experienced instructors highlighted the key concepts.”

“Great class. Pace was just right. Will help me with M&A and my other programs.”

“An engaging week with good, knowledgeable leaders and fun participants.”

“A very good presentation of all integration-related challenges and potential solutions.”

“Even experienced professionals in M&A commented regularly that they learned many new things from the course.”

“Very good material by experienced people.”

“Extremely deep complex material organized in a matter that was easy to understand, learn, practice and employ.”

“A must for anyone doing M&A work. The content was relevant and brought a whole new perspective to mergers.”

“Excellent experience! Informative, relevant, and comprehensive. A lot packed into a few days including many useful tools to drive improvements in integration and value creation.”

“I was very impressed by the very practical approach and wealth of tips and tools that can be immediately applied. Also, impressed with trainers’ depth and breadth of experience.”

“The course, material, and instructions were exactly what I needed for my current integration. Excellent!”

“Instructors had been through many integrations. Anytime the class had a question, they were able to speak from relevant real-world experience. The information was highly relevant to the group and the pace worked well.”

“Great seminar! Received all my investment’s worth.”

“Excellent content and structure. Very well presented. The diversity of experience and open interaction among all were of significant value. Having attended this course, I have much better insight.”

“This workshop has set us up for success. Thank you for the wealth of information—the pathway to success! I feel much more confident about where we are headed thanks to this course.”

“Great information and tools to formalize integration planning and execution.”

“The instructors were a wealth of information. They were helpful, thorough, and with a mountain of experience.”

“Good cadence, clear instruction, inclusive environment.”

“Every day was great.”

“Training well worth the cost of the program.”

“Lot of value in this class … from basic best practices to resolving more complex, less obvious aspects of M&A integration.”

“This was a wonderful program with an abundance of immediately applicable information.”

"Lunches and dinner were really nice, thoughtful, and appreciated by all participants - makes you feel you like you have new friends you can reach out to rather than just instructors and classmates."

"This was an excellent course and tied M&A integration concepts together well. Instructors had great experience and perspectives. The caliber of participants was impressive. The course will help us fast track our merger integration."

"A very good workshop to improve our PMI approach with best practices and other participants’ approaches. Very good presenters and interesting insights into integration practices.”

"Very enjoyable learning experience, and the right balance of learning breaks and fun. You did a nice job of creating a team environment with all of us feeling comfortable. Good discussion plus relevant and great expertise from the presenters."

"Great structure, and professional, experienced trainers for each topic, and a perfect location and environment. PRITCHETT has a great consulting style."

"Really great mix of process and people focus. Effective teaching through experienced trainers–they kept it real and relatable. Useful for both large and small companies."

"A lot of good information. Case study was relevant and provided a vehicle for good open dialogue."

"Great course. Very eye opening in many areas we have normally overlooked. Dynamic class taught by experienced hands-on people."

"Great level of detail and level of engagement. Very relevant to my role and needs."

“A great workshop that kept me engaged throughout. The discussions between instructors and delegates were extremely useful.”

“Great course. So much info to take back that will help me put together a plan.”

"Instructors were very well prepared and insightful. I feel much better about the daunting tasks that are just ahead!!"

"The program was very practical and I will be able to implement tools and lessons right away."

“The workshop provided a great walk-through of the M&A integration processes from start to finish. And understanding how culture underpins everything.”

“Training did an excellent job of incorporating lecture, case study, and resources to take back to my company.”

“All aspects of the program were excellent. The instructors’ experiences were invaluable in terms of making the content come to life and become relevant in answering participant’s “real world” questions. The tools & templates will be invaluable resources to keep merger integration programs on track.”

“Very nice set of “live” examples. Truly engaged and hands on. Top talented professionals. Warm thanks to consultants for making these days truly useful.”

"There were aha moments that were sprinkled throughout creating immense value for future deals."

"Keen insights and learning into the nuts and bolts of integration!"

"I believe the knowledge gained from this course will help us get the best value out of our acquisitions going forward."

“The content around communication was amazing. Glad to learn from highly experienced M&A leaders.”

“Having been involved in multiple integrations in the past this helped me put all the pieces together. It helped me understand why some things have worked in the past and others haven't.”

“You guys took a scary, overwhelming topic and made it understandable. I feel much more confident now that I have a step-by-step set of best practices to utilize and share with my team. (P.S. Thanks for making the course so fun!)”

“All instructors were excellent! Great facilitators that can handle the room and pace accordingly.”

“The case studies and group experiences were a highlight. Really great!”

“The PRITCHETT organization knows this territory and guides you through the process intelligently and well!”

“I have gained access to insight and materials which I will be exploring and using a lot in the coming months.”

“Very relevant information for my role. Glad to see Maersk has implemented a lot of these teachings. IT’s role will be to help guide the rest of the organization. This class will certainly help with that. Well-organized and kept to schedule.”

“This class was very useful end-to-end.”

“Wonderful program. Great information and hospitality.”

“The material covered was great!”

“Extremely valuable and eye-opening workshop with visible tools!”

“Fantastic training and case study work. The tools will put our team in a much better place to achieve the value drivers in our next integration!”

“Outstanding content and engaging presenters."

"The class was exactly what I needed to get me started in my new integration role. The instructors were very knowledgeable, and it was priceless to have other colleagues with different viewpoints in the class. The free materials on the website will give me the step up that I need.”

“An extremely valuable workshop. Quite frankly, I am not sure I would ever like to have the responsibility of integration without the knowledge and tools gained here. What surprised me the most was the level of interaction and sharing from the other participants - I have made connections from various disciplines and industries.”

“A very thorough workshop to help you guide you through difficult merger integrations. Additionally, the access to online resources post workshop is amazingly helpful.”

“Wonderful class that will put us on the right path to integrating our acquisitions.”

"Great presentations from ALL the presenters. Pace was fantastic. we had a very diverse class (1/3 were international). All questions were answered in a manner that each of us understood. Working and taking the class with people with different skillsets and cultures was fantastic. It was fun to see the sun rise in Australia during the class. :) Super excited to bring more to the table for my company."

“Very good and useful course. I really loved it.”

"The trainer's energy was fantastic!!! Excellent workshop. Great content and walking through it  with the exercises helped my team take ownership of the steps ahead."

"The governance and guiding principles were very useful and will be of great help for future integrations.
The diversity of participants and experiences were very informative too. Thank you for all the insights."

“Will recommend to others—very thankful that I invested my time for this course. It will be impactful to my role and my organization in the future.”

“Instructors were truly wonderful. They spoke well, addressing a lot of our comments and concerns and made the points hit home. I enjoyed the enthusiasm from the teachers and organizers. There was great collaboration across the board.”

“The instructors very knowledgeable and provided real examples based on their experiences that brought the methodology to life.”

“The material covered was comprehensive and instructors are experienced M&A practitioners.”

“I am from an IT background and this workshop provided me with a number of skills and tools to help me understand and navigate the process as I interact with my M&A colleagues.”

“Great learning, great tools, and shared experiences.”

“I loved the structure of the workshop with the one consistent case study running through the course, and the split between collaborative breakout groups and presentations.”

“A very solid methodology provided by world-class consultants. The best lessons learned and tremendously good insights.”

“The instructors are captivating with real-world examples. It was so easy to keep engaged, focused, and absorb the information.”

“Content was well organized and flowed nicely. Good mix of breakouts and lectures. Workshop was valuable and covered a variety
of situations related to M&A activity that can be relevant to all stakeholders, buyer, seller, etc.”

“Really enjoyed workshop. Would love to stay engaged with Pritchett, LP. ”

“Excellent content, well-structured, and insightful. Inspiring instructors with a wealth of experience.”

“I have led several integrations and felt that I had a solid integration playbook. This training allowed me to see added benefits and blind spots I had. It will enrich my current approach and provide more value to my company as we make acquisitions.”

“I have truly enjoyed the workshop and found it so informative and enlightening. I am excited about accessing ALL the information on the website. Everything about M&A integration can be so overwhelming and I feel like the PRITCHETT's examples and resources have given me so much information to relay to our organization to help us with our future plans”

“Great refresher on integration strategy, early/pre-planning, clear governance and executive involvement. I unlearned and relearned quite a bit on operationalizing culture and communication and the many Don’ts to avoid.”

“Great subject material. Really enjoyed the group break out discussions as my group was very diverse, so was nice to get the point of view from other workstreams. Really allowed me to "big picture" it and step away from my main corporate development focus.”

“Very good flow and love the breakout groups.”

“It's a very practical course based on extensive real-life experience. It covers in detail the daily issues you will face in integration management.”

“Really enjoyed, thank you very much. Instructors were great! Practical, success-focused content with clear structure to help you implement best practices immediately. Will definitely be using the resources going forward.”

“Very complete and detailed with instructors who have extensive, practical experience. Excellent workshop.”

“This workshop exceeded all expectations. The instructors did a wonderful job of educating and empowering attendees to think critically about the methodology to make it applicable no matter what stage or position you're in within M&A integration. Overall, I loved this workshop and would recommend it to colleagues.”

“The knowledge/experience of the presenters were outstanding. Their ability to specifically relate to a broad group with their depth of experience was highly engaging. The workshop took me to areas I had not anticipated in integration.”

“Excellent hands-on workshop with simple but effective tools and processes that can be used for M&A integration. The instructors were great with lots of real-world experiences to share.”

“Probably the most concise, salient, and relevant business course I have ever taken. I feel empowered to get transactions done right!”

“Loved that your instructors were also consultants with active, real-life examples. Breakout sessions were a great way to push us to operationalize the content we were learning.”

“The instructors were well prepared, thoughtful, willing to answer questions, and were excellent fun. They made the topics engaging, clear, and helped connect all the dots." 

“Really enjoyed the workshop. Thought all the material and context was relevant and practical. I'm looking forward to going through the material on the portal.”

“Very experienced practitioners, great examples, highly relevant content, immediate availability of tools.”

“Class size was just right. Engaging with other participants in the breakouts was helpful in reinforcing the material. The continuous case study was a great way to learn the process.”

“The presenters were all excellent and accomplished. The real-world stories of past work really brought the content to life for me.”

“Very informative workshop. I learned a ton that I can take back to my job and put into action. All of the instructors clearly had a wealth of experience. I found their answers to my questions, best practices, and lessons learned incredibly beneficial. The overall methodology including timeline, key inputs, and outputs, as well as the material on culture integration is highly useful.”

“I found the workshop and materials very helpful and relevant to our mission. We will be looking at what things we can put in place immediately as we are integrating right now.”

“Incredible enrichment from both the experiences of the instructors combined with the diversity of examples from the participants.”

“The Pritchett Integration Methodology, the very seasoned and experienced presenters, and doing hands-on exercises with fellow integration peers has been an excellent way to accelerate my knowledge for successfully leading future integration projects.”

“The step-by-step integration process taught is very helpful. I plan to utilize the processes, tools, and best practices outlined in the class to create our integration project playbook.”

“The workshop and online library are great! The instructors know the material and answered our questions very well.”

“The workshop was great! Very informative and ran at a good pace. The other participants were very knowledgeable in their areas and the breakout groups were fantastic!”

“The process workflow is super helpful. I love the tools. The discussion on leading through M&A is great. Love that as I present our plan, I can also provide downloaded resources for the different integration team leads. Excellent workshop, would recommend for others in our credit union.”

“I really enjoy the workshop and casework. It was much more interactive than I thought and I was pleasantly surprised. It was a joy to get to work with others who were experiencing similar issues or had greater insight into issues.”

“A really great workshop with great ideas and lots of case studies and tools.”

“It was so extremely helpful to see the Integration process from beginning to end and all of the critical steps. As an HR leader, it's good to know how to influence the process and be a stronger partner to make integrations more effective.”

“Workshop was insightful and of great value. It is so helpful to understand the overall approach and the clear and well-structured methodology.”

“Course material and instructors were great.”

“Great content. Speakers/instructors have very rich expertise in the field and can share a lot of best practices around M&A. Highly recommend!”

“Loved it. Really experienced workshop facilitators.”

“Very well put together. I enjoyed collaborating with folks during the break-out sessions, especially with those from other countries. It's great that you have the global reach with this workshop!”

“Highly recommended not only for M&A integration but also management training. Applying critical thinking to M&A case study scenarios was very beneficial.”

“All speakers were quite engaging and provided valuable input.”

“The materials provided as well as the case studies really exceeded all my expectations!”

“The workshop is a very practical approach on how companies should plan for an integration. The class works even for those who do not have much experience in the M&A world, and even if you do, like myself, it allows you to re-think and re-calibrate your current approach to Pritchett’s best practices.”

“Very informative workshop that covers a great deal of material in a short timeframe. I really appreciate the ability to access many additional resources on the website.”

“The workshop is well structured for all types of participants (newbies vs veterans). The case study exercises help internalize the subject matter being deliberated. Very experienced instructors connect the content to real life situations.”

“We now have a robust repository of tools and playbooks to use without having to create them. This is particularly helpful for an organization like mine which is small and in an industry that will has some unique factors throughout the due diligence and integration process.”

“Loved all the speakers and content.”

“The workshop was very helpful. I will be the one leading the IMO and this gives me confidence on how I can do it.”

“I loved this workshop and learned so much.”

“Workshop was great. Loved the different presenters. Workshop was very interactive.”

“Overall, a great workshop, with a lot of information packed in a few days.”

“The instructors were thoughtful and genuine. The quality of the interaction and participants far surpassed my expectations.”

“I believe that the workshop guidelines on timing and deliverables of core activities will be helpful in structuring/realigning our current M&A integration activities as well as serving as a quick reference as we start and move through new initiatives. The content library (MergerIntegration.com) will likely be an invaluable resource on an ongoing basis. Very well done. Looking forward to taking what we've learned and applying it immediately.”

“The workshop was a great way to get up to speed on best integration practices.”

“As a lifelong change management practitioner often brought in to a company to improve performance years after an acquisition has closed, this course helped me understand the M&A process from the beginning.”

“Good workshop, well structured. I appreciate the break-out sessions/group exercises, which were well built.”

“Workshop moved at a really good pace. Love the resources that are now available to me to make M&A easier to manage and stay organized. All presenters were very dynamic and a wealth of knowledge (great team)!”

“A very well constructed seminar. All materials were useful and interesting. I really liked the case study approach - an opportunity for immersive learnings. Also, the discussions on culture were interesting - tools to tease out the cultural aspects in different organizations. Very insightful and useful, a way to cast a net around an amorphous subject.”

“I thought the trainers did a great job. The material was relevant and very well delivered.”

“Immense learning and an incredible opportunity to reflect. Thank you!!”

“All of the tools are valuable, especially on culture and communication. The workshop is well designed to address real issues with M&A integration.”

“Provided structure and guidelines that I am excited to utilize to achieve the best possible outcomes.”

“The instructors had great presenting voices, so very easy to follow along with and kept me engaged. There was a lot to cover in a short amount of time, so the examples given in each section were very helpful to hear how it actually applies in a real-life setting.”

“Really good. Pragmatic. Very well led. Culture integration part was what I was the most interested in and I am not disappointed. Very useful and high quality. Thank you!”

“Great instructors. Both were knowledgeable and communicated their points well.”

“Well done. Nicely interactive.”

“The training was informative, engaging, and thoughtfully delivered. It offered valuable insights and encouraged us to consider different perspectives. We appreciated the many real-life examples shared throughout the session which helped bring the concepts to life.”

“Excellent information delivered by very experienced individuals.”

“Really valuable session overall.”

“I found this workshop to be instrumental in understanding how to successfully operate as a M&A program manager during an integration. This workshop provided tools, real world examples, and interactive case studies that bridged the gap between the knowledge transferred and how to apply it to our individual roles.”