Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are becoming an increasingly important strategic growth instrument for the German Mittelstand. At the same time, many transactions fail during the particularly challenging post-merger integration (PMI) phase.
This book examines the critical success factors of strategic post-merger integration management in the German Mittelstand. Building on theoretical approaches from strategic management, post-merger integration management, and Mittelstand research, these success factors are systematically structured, assigned to overarching categories of integration measures, and incorporated into an integrated framework.
The result is a practice-oriented management tool that enables companies to steer their integration processes more effectively and significantly increase the likelihood of successful integration outcomes.

Kim Verbakel is a Senior Project Manager at a strategy consulting firm specializing in family-owned businesses. She supports family enterprises across a wide range of industries in managing strategic transformation processes. As part of her doctoral studies at Middlesex University London, she conducted research on the critical success factors of strategic post-merger integration management in the German Mittelstand.