/channels/taxonomy/term/7504/all en /channels/news/challenge-merging-new-acquisitions-company-culture-258544 <p>There are two different kinds of acquisitions: ‘scale acquisitions’ and ‘bolt-on acquisitions’, and we tend to focus on the latter. We like to buy a technology and ‘plug it in’, because our sales force and distribution channel are second to none. The last six deals we’ve done were all about technologies or products that we wanted to own. In these cases, some of the management team stays with us, but we’re really taking on a new product and adding it to our existing culture.</p> Fri, 12 Feb 2016 00:00:12 +0000 webfull 116007 at /channels