Various Corporate Governance issues,various aspects like CEO Duality,CEO Turnover,the way of majority shareholders and the say of minority shareholders,the concept of recapitalization and proxy contests,all play a very deciding role in M&As.
Experience would suggest looking carefully at the shareholder structure before and after the merger or acquisition. Risks will become apparent AFTER the transaction, so if you can do your risk analysis upfront that will help avoid pain down the road. There will be shifts in the balance of power which could create new conflicts of interest. Especially if any of the shareholders also hold management positions or play a role in the supply chain.
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Recently 2 companies KPIT and Birla soft gone for merger and demerger:
Leadership gone through many challenges and they took more than a year to come out with separate vision after demerger: You can search these companies annual reports of last 2 years, this may help somewhat.
Following research works may give you some additional points to explore different aspects to answer your question.
From the perspective of the internal IT control mechanism, the assessment of IT-related integration risks is an increasingly important issue for mergers and acquisitions. Here you can find good advice on the role of IT auditing in mergers and acquisitions:
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