CHAPTER 17 Managing Carve-Outs and Transition Service Agreements

Andrew Scola

CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES—IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN:

  • How carve-outs differ from integrations
  • How deal rationale impacts the integration of carve-outs
  • Why transition services are necessary
  • How transition service agreements are structured
  • Carve-out leading practices around people, process, and technology
  • Managing and exiting transition service agreements
  • Why transformation activity often follows on from carve-outs

CHAPTER SUMMARY

This chapter describes what divestitures are, how they differ from integrations, and what the end state of a carve-out can look like. It goes on to describe the key contract associated with carve-outs, the transition service agreement, how it is structured, managed, and ...

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