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thing we’ve historically touted as giving us market power, the reality is that
much of that vastness has now become a liability to us.
While adding to the vast sea of specialist silos used to be seen as a lever-
age opportunity in the pre–Great Recession global economy, it’s more accu-
rately exposed now as a lack of focus. Only through integration of those
vast services can you expect to compete in the Days of the New Giants.
So regardless of your firm’s existing services, some thought about your
position in the world of product and service integration is critical now.
To Merge or Not to Merge
A lot has been written about accounting firm culture as a primary driver, or
limitation, in accounting firm mergers. The ...