M&A - What happens AFTER the acquisition?

What are the real challenges companies face when merging people, processes, and systems after acquisition? Most companies spend so much energy on the acquisition itself that the integration plan becomes an afterthought, or a mad scramble. How do you tackle integration without blowing up what you just paid for? We'll talk about what the team at Pivotal Crew has learned from helping clients navigate through real M&A integrations, from keeping your employees and customers calm, to figuring out which systems to keep, ditch, or merge, and learning from the challenges to prep for the NEXT acquisition.