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Cases · Business & ownership · Mergers, acquisitions & private equity
Integrate the business after closing
We've bought a company abroad. How do we integrate it?
WONE Global turns the integration plan into country-by-country legal, employment, tax and governance steps, has the local professionals carry them out in order, and reports progress to you in one place until the business runs as part of the group.
Countries in the typical case United States · Spain · Portugal · Brazil
The situation
What is happening
What is at stake
Value promised at signing is lost after closing: key staff leave, contracts are not transferred, systems and tax registrations stay split and the old owners' habits continue.
A scenario
Technology companyCorporation · from United States · in Spain, Portugal, Brazil
It has acquired a group with entities in three countries.
Where it ends An acquisition that delivers what was promised.
A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.
Also asked as “Post-acquisition integration across countries”“What needs to change after completion?”“We need to integrate two groups after a merger”
The solution
How WONE Global handles it
WONE Global turns the integration plan into country-by-country legal, employment, tax and governance steps, has the local professionals carry them out in order, and reports progress to you in one place until the business runs as part of the group.
Usually led by Setting up and running a company, with Employment, payroll and immigration, Accounting and annual filings and Data protection and cyber.
Step by step, in the scenario
- Month 1WONE Global plans integration steps by country.
- Months 2-4Contracts, staff and tax moved.
- Month 5Governance aligned.
- ThenOne group, one way of working.
Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.
Decisions
The decisions involved
- 01Which entities, contracts and people move first
- 02Harmonising reporting, controls and policies
- 03Employment and works-council obligations
Outcomes
What you receive
- A 100-day integration plan across every area
- Contracts and employees transferred correctly
- Group reporting and controls extended
This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.
Services
The services involved
One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.
Who handles it
Setting up and running a company, market by market
The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.
- Brazilin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Portugalin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Spainin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Statesin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Austria WONE Global Partner Mag. Mario Haider · Tax Consultant Brief this Partner →
- Rwanda WONE Global Partner Lydie N. Murorunkwere · Founder & Managing Director Brief this Partner →
- United Arab Emirates WONE Global Partner Dr Hajra Nazir · Head Corporate Advisory / Consultancy Division Brief this Partner →
- India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
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Vienna · Austria
Kigali · RwandaWONE Global Capability Partner · Rwanda
Lydie N. Murorunkwere
Lydie is the Founder and Managing Director of ML Corporate Services Ltd and the first Chairperson of the Rwanda Trust Companies Association (RTCA).
Dubai · United Arab EmiratesWONE Global Capability Partner · United Arab Emirates
Dr Hajra Nazir
Dr Hajra Nazir is qualified Professional Doctorate (PD) in Business Advisory & Compliance with prestigious organizations in the field of Corporate Advisory, Business Administration, Law, Commerce, Applied Economics etc.…
Buenos Aires · ArgentinaWONE Global Capability Partner · Argentina
Dr. Esteban Lucio Maccari
He is a lawyer with a degree from the University of Buenos Aires and a degree in Spanish Law. He completed postgraduate studies in Strategic Business Management at the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the Glocoll at…
Nairobi · KenyaWONE Global Capability Partner · Kenya
James Ngochi Ngugi
- Contracts and commercial lawNamed lead
- Disputes and arbitrationNamed lead
- Employment, payroll and immigrationNamed lead
Specialties: Commercial Transactions & Litigation
Pretoria · South AfricaWONE Global Capability Partner · South Africa
Johan Beer
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Markets in the typical case
- United StatesMarket guide
- Setting up and running a company in the United StatesService in this market
- SpainMarket guide
- Setting up and running a company in SpainService in this market
- PortugalMarket guide
- Setting up and running a company in PortugalService in this market
- BrazilMarket guide
- Setting up and running a company in BrazilService in this market
Corridors
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- What should we check first: we've bought a company abroad. How do we integrate it?
- What is being bought or sold: shares, assets or a division?
- Which countries do the target and its subsidiaries operate in?
- Which approvals may be needed: competition, foreign investment, sector?
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Worked examples
How it goes in practice
Researched corridor journeys, and representative scenarios on the same subject. None is a specific client’s matter.
- United States ↔ Brazil · researched journeyA US company opens a subsidiary in BrazilRead the journey →
- India ↔ United States · researched journeyAn Indian software company sets up a US subsidiary to sell and later raise capitalRead the journey →
- Private client or family · from Saudi Arabia · in EgyptIt wants to acquire a food manufacturer in Egypt.How WONE Global handles it →
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