Demerging Organisations - London, 25 October - BDA

[Colston Sanger <colston@shotters.dircon.co.uk>]

Dear Denizens,

BRITISH DEMING ASSOCIATION London and South-East Transformation Network

You are warmly invited to the next meeting in our 1999 programme
on cultural change and organisational transformation.
Non-members and out of town visitors are especially welcome.

There is no charge for the meeting, but please let us know that you
intend to come by using the FAXBACK below.

WHEN? Monday, 25 October, 13.30 for 14.00

WHERE? Royal Mail Conference Centre, Phoenix Place, London WC1
(Nearest tube: Farringdon or Chancery Lane)

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DEMERGING ORGANISATIONS: BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO

presented by WILLIAM TATE

Under pressure from disgruntled shareholders, multi-business companies
are increasingly turning to demerger as the means of unlocking value
and increasing focus.  ICI/Zeneca, Racal/Vodafone, Pepsico/Pizza Hut,
and Thorn/EMI are among the better known examples.

The process can be complex, traumatic and potentially costly. As the
latter example demonstrated, there are many pitfalls to catch the
unwary, just as there are with mergers. But unlike mergers, until
recently there has been little published advice available on how
to make a success of a demerger.

When the Burton Group demerged Debenhams last year and created Arcadia
from the remaining businesses, they hired William Tate to advise on
organisational aspects and to monitor and capture the management learning.
This has been recently published as a case study in his ground-breaking
book 'Demerging Organisations  A Guide to Best Practice'
(Financial Times Management, 1999).
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