HOW TO HANDLE A CONFIDENTIAL, CORPORATE LEAK. While small- to mid-size companies may not face the same pandemonium as the government if a leak occurs, a business announcement revealed publicly ahead of schedule can still wreck unnecessary havoc on your organization. Mergers and acquisitions are notoriously leaked. According to Intralinks, an M&A research group which…
Article originally published in the March 19, 2021 issue of CU Insights. In the wake of the pandemic and the challenges that surfaced as a result, 2021 appears to be another year that credit unions consider merging with another financial institution. When two credit unions look to combine forces through a merger or acquisition, the…
Clear, concise and consistent communications are fundamental elements of a successful merger. “To merge, or not to merge.” That is the question that companies often discreetly ask. These undisclosed, perhaps even taboo conversations, being done in the back room or over glasses of wine, seem to be happening at a steady rate. In our firm’s…
Already in 2019, corporate crises appear to be increasing and getting nastier than 2018. According to The Holmes Report, last year brought an increasing penchant for corporate scandals. This year may be worse. Today’s crises are taking on many unique forms and degrees of seriousness, and often take businesses by surprise—cyber incidents, executive resignations, M&A,…
