"It is of critical importance to understand and plan to capture synergies and to identify and resolve conflicts before combining companies. Only then can mergers or acquisitions truly create shareholder value."
"A good merger is characterized by successful integration. The problem lies in being able to anticipate the challenges to merging companies together. At Forte Group, we understand that it is the people that must successfully integrate; that's why we qualify companies by first getting to know the profiles of the top level people in each company before inviting them into the merger due diligence activity."