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Oct 20, 2012
How not to carry execute an acquisition strategy
Anonymous employee
Former employee, more than 10 years
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Salary is reasonable and bonuses have been paid in the past
Cons
A series of unintegrated acquisitions in the legal sector by Computer Software Group (CSG) were compounded by the backers of the solid IRIS accountancy business acquiring CSG in the mistaken belief accountants and lawyers were in any way similar. After several years of announcing and reversing strategies, offshoring then onshoring development and allowing the talent and industry expertise to walk away in despair, the two sides were demerged again. Morale, already low, is presumably now rock-bottom, and software releases are slower to emerge than ever.