According to a recent Harvard Business Review report, the failure rate for M&A sits between 70 percent and 90 percent.
Auxis as Your M&A
Integration Partner
With a result-driven operational expertise, Auxis focuses on making your M&A vision a reality – people, process and technology. From synergy realization to system integration and organizational re-alignment, we focus on the heavy lifting required for success.
Once an acquisition closes, strong project management is an absolute requirement to ensure that the strategic plans developed are being implemented. But project management is not all that is required. Often, there needs to be “boots on the ground” at the organization actually performing many of the integration related tasks – rather than just managing and reporting on them to management.
From project leadership to tactical support,
the following chart details the various levels of our involvement during an integration:
CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS
- Successfully managed the overall detachment and integration of the Stanley Black & Decker Hardware and Home Improvement Group (HHI) in Latin America.
- Completed the separation and integration of 14 countries in 11 months, avoiding 45% of the original Temporary Services Agreement (TSA) fees as a result of early exits.
- Performed Operational Due Diligence, Pre-Acquisition Planning, and Post Merger Integrations for the acquisition of Margaritaville Restaurants across the United States.
- Successfully integrated and stabilized the back-office functions including F&A, Operations, IT and HR.
- Developed Shared Services Operating Model for US and Canada to integrate Elizabeth Arden with 2 Revlon Business Units that were operating independently.
- Proposed hybrid model included a US-Based Center of Excellence with a nearshore BPO transaction processing center in Auxis Costa Rica.
- Strong business case - IRR of 90% and payback period of less than 1.5 years.
OUR WORK
This was the largest project Applica had ever tackled and failure was not an option. We were replacing 15 years of processes, legacy system development and integration in a span of two years. Auxis' project leadership, structured approach, partner mentality, and advocacy on behalf of Applica during this entire process were extremely valuable to us.”
Terry Polistina
CEO, Applica Consumer Products
Auxis is more constructive, proactive, and flexible than other firms I've worked with. Hats off to the Auxis team for your excellent support of Spectrum Brands HHI Latin America integration. 6 concurrent SAP implementations, 3 distribution center moves, workforce transitions in 10 months....Wow! We couldn't have done it without you. Nice Work.”
Dave Albert
VP International, HHI Division - Spectrum Brands
When we look at Latin America... it's a conglomerate of different cultures and languages. Auxis really understood that and was a great partner, helping us bring the two companies together... They did not feel like they were outside consultants but that they were really part of our company.”
Eduard Roosli
President, Latin America/Australia New Zealand Spectrum Brands
