The right time to start preparing the post-merger integration is immediately after the board of diectors approves the acquisition or merger with a target company.
The PMI should be part of the general thinking and design of the deal as it might poses challenges that need to be considered well in advance and might inlfuence the decision making process and the deal itself.
The targets organisation, number of employees, culture, benefits, education, age, etc are certainly topics that need to be thought and considered well in advance.
