Merger repair: when M&As go wrong.

Numerous well-intentioned deals have gone sour due either to gross negligence or to small mistakes that add up to major problems. Many companies not only struggle with immediate M&A integration efforts but also continue to grapple with integration failures two and three years out. The authors offer guidelines for identifying a company in need of "merger repair" and ways to fix the situation, including supporting tools and templates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]