Merger synergies yield significant savings

A large defense contractor needed to reduce capacity redundancies after a merger. Bain designed and implemented an approach to consolidation that fit within the overall corporate vision. We helped the client develop ways to concentrate capabilities and simplify core processes, closed two facilities and reduced headcount by 12 percent. The result: Over $3 billion in projected integration savings.

MilSpace needed to leverage its recent merger by reducing capacity redundancies.

MilSpace, a large defense contractor, had recently been created by the merger of two defense and aerospace corporations. In its SkyCraft construction unit, the newly created firm had four separate manufacturing facilities with significant facility and capability redundancies.

Corporate management needed to know what consolidation option would best position the SkyCraft construction unit for the future - taking into account synergies, cost reduction opportunities, program life cycles and a culture resistant to change

Bain played the critical role as the "black box" supporting merger planning and implementation. It was asked to design an action plan that:

fit within the overall corporate vision
set aggressive but realistic targets based on robust data analysis
included an implementation roadmap

Next Approach

A comprehensive model evaluated ten integration options against 27 criteria to identify the one offering the highest value.

Next Recommendations

Along with an overhead headcount reduction of 12 percent and closing two facilities, Bain recommended creating Centers of Excellence to concentrate capabilities and allow core processes to be simplified.