EMCC company network - Managing change in EU cross-border mergers and acquisitions - Case example: Impress: Meeting company goals through strategic acquisitions

The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions organised a seminar for its company network on November 29–30, 2007, hosted by Santander at its corporate headquarters in Madrid, Spain. In intensive discussions over the two days, 32 representatives from companies, trade unions, universities, research organisations and the European Commission discussed the management of change in EU cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M & A). The Impress case was presented by Peter van Spaandonk, the company’s director of Human Resources.