From everyone’s experience, how do you evaluate whether length of PMI is effective and efficient? What factors are you considering to determine whether the timeliness of PMI?
I think that a lot depends on the complexity of the deal and on what kind of integration the acquirer wants to do. There are many factors that can influence the duration of an integration process, as for instance, the products strategy (keep them, merge them etc.), the presence in the market, the type of company acquired (differences, similarities)…
I believe it also depends on the deal side. In the case of a small startup in a tuck-in scenario, most of the integration activities could be done on day 1 with further integration is taken care of by the business unit. Based on my experience in large public deals acquisitions PMI could take 2-3 years.