Consulting Firm Now Assists in M&As

Phoenix-based CCG Catalyst, a bank consulting firm providing strategic guidance for financial organizations, now offers merger and acquisition services for financial institutions that are designed to quickly deliver a higher rate of return to the acquirer's shareholders. CCG Catalyst delivers a road map document communicating new strategies and business objectives based on the original rationale for the transaction; a communications plan announcing the transaction and its transition details to key stakeholders; a human resources plan assisting with the retention and integration of staff following the merger or acquisition; a management information systems integration plan defining workable implementation objectives; a product and service integration plan defining the go-forward product and service mix and an operations integration plan establishing a detailed vision of how things will work in the future and what steps need to be taken to get there.