IMD-3-2283 © 2012
Henderson, James; Bochukova, Polina
Through its 600 acquirements over the 10 years, the business changed from being a Nordic cleaning business to a worldwide powerhouse in incorporated centers services providing exactly what the business calls 'the complete home' of services consisting of: cleaning, catering, security, workplace assistance and landscape services. It explains the function of Jens Olesen, Head of M&A taking a trip to the different nations pursuing the acquisitions in an effort to establish a 'finest practices combination method' for the group provided the types of acquisitions that the business has actually pursued in the past.
The individuals are then asked - in different groups - to draw out how the combination course ought to work for each of these kinds of acquisitions - bolt-on acquisitions which issue geographical growth of the very same service activity, platform acquisitions, which include growth into a brand-new service activity, and change acquisitions, which issue growth into centers management. Knowing goals: Overall the knowing goals are threefold: 1) Determining the nature and company scope of acquisition programs; 2) Recognizing the various methods to acquisition combination depending upon the tactical overlap with the existing company and require for cultural autonomy; 3) Recognizing when to stop acquisition programs as they can rapidly take a life of their own.
Subjects: Mergers and acquisitions; M&A; Acquisition integration; Strategy; Facilities services industry
Settings: Global; Denmark (HQ) ; Facilities services ; DKK 64,000 (in 2007) ; 2007
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