Combining Forces: A Merger Manual for CAAs

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Collaboration, Mergers

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Board of Directors, Executive Director, Finance Director

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2020

Now more than ever, CAAs are exploring mergers as a strategy to improve their sustainability and enhance their efficiency and effectiveness. This new tool and the accompanying webinar can help CAA leaders understand the risks and benefits associated with merging, identify and evaluate potential merger partners, prepare for and approach the merger process, and learn from the experiences of CAAs that have merged in the past. Whether or not your agency is currently contemplating a merger, this tool will help you understand what may be gained by and what should be considered in the pursuit of a strategic merger transaction.

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