The potential upside of mergers and acquisitions is frequently trumpeted in the press and to stakeholders, but such enthusiasm can introduce a raft of unanticipated challenges for management when it comes time to deliver. And unfortunately, many don’t. With the superheated M&A activity of the last several years having cooled somewhat, our clients tell us they see a need to look inward at potential operational rationalization.

As companies increasingly challenge whether their business is maximizing efficiency and value a variety of situations can lead to a reassessment of how their parts—new and old—are meshing. In the current market environment, KPMG is helping organizations pursue delayed integration opportunities to unlock unrealized synergies from past deals and establish a scalable process to pursue and achieve aggressive value opportunities in future deals more effectively.

Read more about how KPMG can help you accelerate value through delayed integration in our new paper.