Some of the biggest risks in integrating a carve out acquisition are based around any remaining entanglement with the parent company and the complexity of identifying that during due diligence. As a carve out, what resources will they bring with them (HR, Accounting, IT) and what is actually part of the original parent company that you as the acquirer will now need to provide. Knowing the scope of the shared services, understanding the financial numbers of the deal and gracefully cutting the tie to the original parent company needs to be assessed and effectively addressed for determining success.
