Cost and performance improvement opportunities are often
not fully realized during initial post-merger
integration efforts. Many of our clients have initiated
“second-wave” efforts, 1-3 years after a merger or
acquisition has closed, to unlock those additional
benefits and reduce costs by up to 20 percent in the
areas examined. The following pages describes Oliver
Wyman’s perspectives on reaping the benefits from
"second wave" post-merger integration and outlines the
level and types of savings that management can expect.
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