Mergers and acquisitions usually mark the start of a transformative journey, full of each unimaginable alternatives and difficult complications. Few industries supply extra attractive M&A possible than wealth administration, a fragmented sector the place efficiency, processes, and personnel should persistently function at peak effectivity. For monetary advisory companies, no matter measurement or kind, getting ready for acquisition is significant, which is why thorough planning and having a well-defined challenge plan are essential for a profitable merger.
On this episode, Shannon Rosic, director of WealthStack Content material and Options, speaks with Verity Larsen, Founder and CEO of Versoft Consulting, concerning the significance of a complete post-deal integration technique.
Shannon and Verity additionally focus on:
- Why working with dependable distributors and companions can considerably streamline the merger course of
- The function of information accuracy
- Why assessing cultural and operational compatibility between merging companies is crucial for clean integration
- How to make sure consumer adoption of latest methods
Join with Shannon Rosic:
Join with Verity Larsen:
About Our Visitor:
Verity is Versoft’s coronary heart and soul. She co-founded the corporate in 2015 after spending 7.5 years as Staff Lead and Senior Guide at SS&C Introduction. Previous to getting into the consulting area, she labored as Assistant Director of Info Programs at a Portland-based asset administration agency and has been within the funding administration trade since 2000.
Verity graduated with an A.A.S. in Laptop Info Programs from Portland Neighborhood Faculty. She additionally spent 3 years on the Board of Administrators for The Change Community (previously Introduction Customers Group) serving as VP and President in her 2nd and third years.
She’s dedicated to offering an distinctive consultative strategy to each consumer and making certain the work carried out by the Versoft Staff ends in the best stage of buyer satisfaction. Verity works to proceed coaching and schooling all through the Versoft workforce, passing on the information she has gained being on this trade for thus a few years. She additionally spends time constructing and sustaining relationships with distributors so the Versoft workforce can stay educated on know-how platforms and instruments, IT internet hosting, and information and outsourced service suppliers.
When she’s not doing CEO/Principal Guide/Co-Founder issues, Verity likes to spend time with household, together with seven nieces and nephews and two great-nephews, in a number of states across the U.S. On uncommon events, she’ll hike across the Oregon Coast, Central Oregon, and different locations all through the Pacific Northwest.