when the deal is done: a 24-point checklist for the morning after.
by august aquila
creating the effective partnership
congratulations! after years of planning and months of tough negotiations, you’ve finally closed the deal on merger of your cpa firm.
you might be thinking the most difficult work is behind you. think again! you now have to move your eye from the financial to the human side of the merger.
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your work in this area has just begun and may last for 12 months or more. the so-called soft side of doing a merger is just as important, if not more important, than the financial side. just like with an iceberg you don’t know what lies beneath the surface. just ask the captain of the unsinkable titanic. don’t let this same danger destroy your practice
in order to make sure your merger has a better than average chance of succeeding, here are 24 key items to be addressed:
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