| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | 4/24/2003 |
| DKW Capital Markets Introduces Merger Integration Service | |
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PITTSBURGH ? April 24, 2003 ? In anticipation of an upswing in the currently stagnant mergers and acquisitions market, DKW Capital Markets, LLC recently added Merger Integration Services to the products it offers to its middle market clients. DKW Capital's Merger Integration Services will help resolve the cultural and human issues that are confronted in the merger and acquisition process by providing risk and diligence assessments and planning and assisting in the implementation of integration strategies. These assessments and integration strategies will cover a broad range of post-merger activities including culture integration; team and leadership development; change management consulting; outplacement and career counseling; and business system integration and process improvement. Through an affiliation with Interlink Management Consulting and with over a dozen seasoned professionals whose experiences range from psychology to human resources management to strategic planning and marketing, the Merger Integration Services offered by DKW Capital Markets will minimize the human risks associated with the combination of businesses. "According to recent studies, many mergers and acquisitions fail to produce the financial value expected by the acquirer. In many instances, these failures are largely the result of acquirers focusing on business integration issues, to the exclusion of human integration," explained Leo A. Keevican, Jr., Managing Director of DKW Capital Markets. "We have historically driven mergers and acquisitions to successful completion and see a real need to offer a service that drives the success of the integration once the merger or acquisition is complete." DKW Capital's Merger Integration Services professionals have decades of experience in areas such as psychology, cultural issues, HR issues, communications, marketing, teaming, developing shared vision, retention of key personnel, working jointly on integration projects, setting goals, giving recognition, building trust, and information technology consulting. DKW Capital Markets is a creative and entrepreneurial investment banking firm, with a primary industry focus in the metals and manufacturing industries. It assists middle-market companies with accessing capital, merger and acquisition representation, and by providing financial advisory services. The DKW Capital Markets team of professionals has over 75 years of combined professional financial services experience and offices in Cleveland, Detroit and Pittsburgh. It is an affiliate of DKW Law Group, PC, (www.dkwlaw.com) a full service regional law firm that focuses on providing legal and business services to the middle-market. InterLINK Management Consulting (www.interlinkbusiness.com) is an alliance of senior level consultants delivering creative, integrated enterprise-wide leadership and management solutions. InterLINK works with middle-market business owners and executives to assess, align and enhance an organization's purpose, people and processes, in order to maximize sustainability. |
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