Are you anticipating a merger or acquisition and need to consolidate the legal technology systems of the two parties?

Mergers and acquisitions pose complex challenges related to the retention and consolidation of corporate records. From office documents to financial and operational data, it is crucial that you know what to retain. You also don’t want to disrupt workflow, as you still have current cases with real timelines. Kiersted / Systems is a proven partner in this respect, having managed M&As for numerous Fortune 100 businesses. The K / S team can step in to assist at any time during the process—to help you explore your available data, identify what’s most important, and determine and implement a technology solution that will serve your combined needs going forward.

Don’t know what information you have? We can help you mine through all of the combined data to get the full picture of what information is currently maintained. Sometimes both companies have the same data but it doesn’t map properly. Sometimes there are inconsistencies in the data. And sometimes one of the parties’ data isn’t structured or organized at all. Whatever scenario you face, K / S has tackled it before and can expertly identify and organize all of your relevant data.

Once all of the available data has been identified, Kiersted / Systems can help you determine what information you actually need and will use. The members of your K / S team will start this process by listening. We understand that you need to have the ability to both move forward as a new entity, but also to look back to your historical data for insight. Sometimes it’s not necessary to translate everything, and sometimes there is information that hasn’t been captured that you’ll need down the road. The professionals at Kiersted / Systems have the expertise to help you separate the necessary from the needless.

With the critical information identified, the next question is: What is the best system solution for you? The options include retaining both companies’ legacy systems, merging data from one system into the other, or implementing something new altogether. Kiersted / Systems’ unmatched technology systems knowledge enables us to provide a recommendation that makes sense for you. Our decades of experience in data conversion will ensure that all of your critical business information will be readily accessible in the present—and well into the future.