- Elimination of redundancies and related cost savings
- Increased efficiencies through economies of scale
- Diversification
- Entering new markets and gaining new distribution channels
- Acquiring new technologies and
- Benefiting from future potential of cutting edge products
- Gaining new employee skills without having to recruit
- Cultural clashes or incompatibilities
- Irreconcilable differences between key role players
- Apprehension among staff members
- Basic mistakes in calculations and analysis
- Funding and debt problems
- Underperformance and dissatisfaction after the fact
- No professional guidance and assistance