Managing director of investment banking for Kaupthing Bank HF (Kaupthing) considers what he should do if he accepted a new appointment as chief executive officer of the recent acquisition of Kaupthing, the UK investment bank Singer and Friedlander Group Plc (Singer). He will have to deal with the fact that the two merging companies were very different cultures, the possibility that some employees may leave as a result of the changes and take their clients with them, the fact that he does not know, are there any good managers at Singer, who could be ready to be promoted to top management in the coming years, and many other issues that must be addressed. "Hide
by Murray J. Bryant, Ken Mark Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation 20 pages. Publication Date: January 29, 2008. Prod. #: 907B13-PDF-ENG
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