The primary reason for executing mergers, according to a recent survey commissioned by enterprise software supplier SAP, is to gain market share by having a broader selection of products to offer customers.

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Thus while perpetual mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are becoming a way of life for growth companies, many companies are discovering that those newly acquired products can be difficult to sell without an IT infrastructure that supports customer-friendly business processes.

With the frenetic pace of global M&A showing no sign of abating - more than 50 percent of all manufacturing companies have been involved in multiple mergers and acquisitions within the past five years, according to the survey - nearly every CIO today must at some point grapple with the enormous challenges of integrating acquired companies.

In this on-demand Webcast, presentation to learn about:

• IT's role in the M&A process
• Developing the right IT strategies for mergers and acquisitions
• How methods for blending systems can make--or break--an acquisition

Speakers

• Denny Weyhe, Controller, Hunter Manufacturing
• Roberto Michel, Contributing Editor, Manufacturing Business Technology