Thomas Group, Inc. (NasdaqGM:TGIS), a leading operational
consulting firm, announced today the launch of merger and acquisition
offerings through an exclusive arrangement with Dallas-based M&A
Partners, to market the company´s technology and services to its
clients. M&A Partners assists companies with corporate growth services
such as mergers, acquisitions, and corporate consolidation by
providing the expertise, unique tools, and proprietary software
technology for comprehensive due diligence and rapid integration. The
technology and services initiate early integration planning, secures
the on-going talent and customer base, and generates breakthrough
results that breed incremental cash flow to offset restructuring
costs. The details of the arrangement were not disclosed.
By joining forces, Thomas Group will expand the delivery of its
suite of business solutions with acquisition and integration services
that increase the probability of success by reducing the time of
integration, and providing a higher capture rate of planned synergies.
Clients will be empowered by the synergistic knowledge, expertise,
tools, technology, and methodology of both organizations. The
corporate growth services include:
-- Acquisition management
-- Integration management
-- Program management
-- M&A support services
-- Post acquisition value creation
"Through our union with M&A Partners, we now offer clients
technology and services that are vital to navigate through a global
corporate environment and the minefields associated with growth
through merger or acquisition. Our global clients will benefit from
these solutions in every industry. We look forward to delivering a
portfolio of services that solves many of our client´s growth
challenges helping companies realize greater value from their
acquisitions," said Jim Taylor, Thomas Group´s CEO and President.
"This union strengthens both company offerings, enabling the
deployment of a new generation of products and services. In combining
resources and expertise, we are well positioned to excel in the
growing mergers and acquisitions marketplace thereby enhancing our
future competitiveness throughout the world," said Jim Jeffries, CEO,
M&A Partners.
Editorial Note: A demonstration of the software technology is
available upon request.
About M&A Partners
M&A Partners delivers innovative M&A solutions and expertise to
top executives by leveraging senior executive talent and experience
and M&A integration management software, the S3 Cockpit. Nowhere else
are integration teams and management able to leverage a software
package that brings true, real-time collaboration, seamless workflow,
complete knowledge management, pre-populated tools, templates and Day
1 actions and a proven methodology all in one easy to understand
desktop solution. For more information, please visit
www.mapartners.net.
About Thomas Group
Thomas Group, Inc. (NasdaqGM:TGIS) is an international, publicly
traded professional services firm specializing in operational
improvements. Thomas Group´s unique brand of process improvement and
performance management services enable businesses to enhance
operations, improve productivity and quality, reduce costs, generate
cash and drive higher profitability. Known for Breakthrough Process
Performance, Thomas Group creates and implements customized
improvement strategies for sustained performance improvements in all
facets of the business enterprise. Thomas Group has offices in Dallas,
Detroit, and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit
www.thomasgroup.com.
