Growth Strategy Development and Post-Merger Integration at a Landscaping Group
Challenge
As part of the parent company's strategy review process, a growth strategy for the German subsidiary had to be developed – followed by the planning and steering of the post-merger integration of a newly acquired business
Approach
Growth strategy development
Market & competitive analysis (e.g. market sizes, average contract durations, profitability levels, outsourcing rates, competitive landscape, consolidation trends, key success factors, etc.)
Conception and presentation of strategy components, incl. identification of attractive targets for geographic & segment expansion and M&A, design of a HQ organization, outlining strategies for rebranding, IT, and recruitment, and assessment of budget implications
Interim steering of a post-merger integration during the first 100 days
Development of a PMI project plan based on alignment with workstream leads (e.g. Brand & Comms, HR, IT, Legal, Finance, Procurement)
Workstream coordination, incl. challenging & sparring, task tracking, management reporting, etc.
Result
Holistic strategy paper with management buy-in, as well as a successfully integrated acquisition in line with the integration plan