Langes mutuals merger forum April 2009

This podcast is an edited extract from the opening session of Langes Mutuals merger Forum held in Sydney on 30 April 2009.

We spent a lot of time discussing the preliminary stages of a merger, before due diligence and the implementation process get underway.

Open and frank discussions are critical at an early stage not only to ensure that the culture and operations of both organisations are a good fit but also to ensure the merger does not result in a weaker organisation.

This is the stage when fundamental issues are identified and agreed on, before the "dream" takes over and the parties get absorbed in the process.

The main speaker is Shannon Adams with comments from David Jacobson, Rob Surman , Richard Joice and Richard Farago.

It is 6mins 31 seconds long.