Thoughts on how to maximize opportunity inherent in M&A cultural intergration while mitigating risk.

1. CULTURAL AUDIT Mitigating Risk, Maximizing Return in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Hiring 1

2. About Aventine Associates Offices in USA and EMEA regions Global affiliation of partners and consultants Focus on Global Leadership: Global Culture Diversity & Inclusion Collaboration and Operational Effectiveness Customized Consulting and Learning Branded Framework - Global Leader 2.0® 2

3. Why Focus on Culture? By some estimates, 85 percent of failed acquisitions are attributable to mismanagement of cultural issues - Dun and Bradstreet The list of recent megamergers dogged by cultural incompatibility … includes the marriages of pharmaceutical giants Pharmacia and Upjohn; automakers Daimler-Benz and Chrysler; and financial powerhouses Citicorp and Travelers Group. Add to that the acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC by Walt Disney Co.– Accenture To increase the odds of success in their new roles, onboarding executives need to recognize that each company has its own distinct "immune system" comprising the organization's culture and political networks – Harvard Business Review 3

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10. Our Approach to Assessing Culture 5

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12. Contact Us 7 Aventine Associates www.aventineassociates.com www.globalleader20.com USA David Lange Tel/fax +1.609.542.0631 dlange@aventineassociates.com EMEA Pierre de Groot Tel/fax +32.496.490.405 pdg@aventineassociates.eu 7