What Is an M&A Integration End State? When and How Should Teams Hand Off Remaining Activities?

Every integration needs to have an end. Managing the End-State Transition can be just as important as managing the rest of the integration.

What is End-State?

The point in the integration when:

• The bulk of planned integration activities have already been accomplished
• The IMO processes can be ramped down and dedicated IMO personnel scaled back or redeployed
• The remaining open integration workstreams and issues can be transitioned to a normal operation’s function