Lessons from mega mergers – excerpts from talk by Tom Kendra (Symantec)

Tom Kendra, Executive Vice President of Symantec spoke at last week’s ACG event. Kendra shared the lessons from mega mergers (remember Symantec-Veritas deal.) Kendra’s 7 lessons for mega mergers are as follows: 1. Have a plan.Most mega mergers fail because people have not thought through the merger end to end.2. Establish when decisions are giong… Continue reading