While every merger, acquisition or divestiture is different, they all have one thing in common: they can be disruptive, especially for information management.  We’ve got MAD Ideas to help you get more proactive about mitigating risk, controlling costs and smoothing the transition. Use the Before, During and After toolkits provided on this page to help you successfully navigate a MAD event. To get an overview of what to expect, read: Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures: Managing Information and Risk. 

Prepare for the MADness – get ahead of unfamiliar records, retention schedules and management practices. Use these toolkits to learn how to prepare for a MAD event.

Best practices during a merger, acquisition or divestiture. Once a merger, acquisition or divestiture is underway, teamwork is critical – especially if multiple organizations are coming together, and you have to merge information management teams. Use these toolkits to help ensure a successful records and information management merger.

A MAD event can be exhausting but you need to maintain focus to help ensure a truly unified records and information management system. Use the toolkit to help set the stage for the (inevitable) next merger, acquisition or divestiture.