Kathy Mast Consulting

Successful Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

I was having one of those “why doesn’t this work” days that is a routine occurrence in the field of technology when I got a call from a client, the CIO of a major, US (global) corporation. Reaching his office, I heard the familiar, “We’ve just announced the acquisition of a new company and I want plans, people and operations in place to manage the transition no later than next week.”  Big announcements like this are not always acquisitions, but they are usually disruptive to the tasks at hand! That day, at least, it was (temporarily) a nice distraction!

Rapidly Emerging Global Markets

The BRICs economies: Brazil, Russia, India, & China! Rapidly emerging global markets. I attended the Greater Dallas Chamber luncheon this week on engaging the Brazilian market. 100+ attendees. My tablemates: an Insurance executive from Baltimore planning to start doing business there, a sales executive already doing business there, and a counselor from DBU who expects more students in the future from Brazil. If your company is considering business growth through international markets, you may want to consider Brazil.