Australian Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) saw a record high in 2021, with the deals announced exceeding the average of the preceding five years. By comparison, 2022 appeared to be a slower year, but a survey by PwC found that 58% of CEOs were not planning to delay deals despite concerns over economic challenges.

For companies completing an M&A, addressing integration challenges must be high on the priority list. An M&A is more than acquiring customers and services; you also acquire the data and processes that support the business. Legacy systems or data silos likely already exist. If these remain unaddressed when merging, they could generate more problems that impact how the new business serves customers, delivers services or completes processes.

In M&A, I often see five data integration challenges arise. Have you accounted for these?