Managing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance during M&A integration

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Company executives often face considerable pressure to accelerate M&A integration in pursuit of realizing synergies sooner. However, integration speed and SOX compliance are sometimes at odds.

This paper provides a framework for managing SOX through integration. The framework lays out an approach for creating an oversight structure to ensure cross-functional integration activities do not impair the effectiveness of controls over the buyer's financial reporting.