Mergers & collaboration

In a new commissioning environment with £6bn of public sector cuts, innovative organisations will be looking to collaborate to thrive. The implications of this are huge for sector leaders looking for expedient choices to maintain resiliency for their organisations. See our resources page for more information about merger activity in the sector.

Overview

Consortia offer improved access to public contracts while mergers can provide a more secure operating environment for organisations. After an initial analysis of your current position and objectives, we will develop a bespoke service covering the practical, financial and legal aspects of mergers, and/or consortia.

We take a practical approach to our work and offer an end to end service which starts with looking at the different collaborative options, whether mergers or consortia are viable options to achieve better social impact and security, where and what steps are needed to progress.

Why Merge?

  • Understand why organisations merge and what the opportunities are for the 3rd Sector
  • Decide whether these options are right for your organisation

Best Practice

  • Review what steps are needed for implementing a merger or consortia
  • What would the perfect merger or consortia partner look like?
  • Expert insight on the financial decisions that need to be made

Case study

  • Examine some best practice examples of mergers or consortia in the sector

Approaches and Implementation

  • Once a strategy has been agreed. Research the market and make appropriate approaches.
  • Facilitate initial discussion and meetings between parties
  • Draw up proposals
  • Develop feasibility reports with next steps and recommendations
  • Arrange any financing and legal services as appropriate

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