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A values-based merger: after 12 months the signs are going up, as the merger of U-Bix and Cogent enters its final stage. Glenn Baker looks at the complexities of merging two distinct organisations.(Notebook)

Publication: NZ Business
Publication Date: 01-OCT-03
Format: Online - approximately 509 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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With a combined annual revenue of $100 million, more than 500 people on the payroll, and two distinct company cultures--the merger of U-Bix Document Solutions and Cogent Communications was always going to be a challenge, both in scale and complexity.

Merging the two specialist teams into...

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