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OCTOBER 2009

Purchasing, synergy and savings sources in a merger-acquisition

Why merge? To reach critical size, increase profits, expand internationally… And even more so, to create synergies!

Why merge? To reach critical size, increase profits, expand internationally…

And even more so, to create synergies!

Veritably 30 to 50% of the resulting savings generated by the newly created synergies are derived from optimising Purchasing. The speed with which such savings are made has coined them as “Quick savings. In fact, depending on the sector, Purchasing represents 30% to 70% of overall turnover. Optimising Purchasing will significantly impact a company's profit margin.

However, in spite of how much can be gained from a merger-acquisition, reducing purchasing costs remains insufficiently capitalised on.

 This study has been published on the site: Fusacq.com.

 

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