The Client CASE STUDY The merger created opportunity , in that while market overlap was limited, there was duplication of business support services. In addition there was combined buying power to be exploited, opportunities to reduce cost, overhead and supply chain, for the new group. Keepmoat had completed the initial business integration activities, in particular , debt restructure completed to reduce the cost of borrowing and the divisional and regional management structure established The Business support functions had been merged across the group (Finance, HR, IT , Health, Safety , Environment and Quality , Marketing, Supply chain management, Legal and Group property management. James Thomson, Keepmoat Chief Financial Of ficer commented “we had made a great start on the business integ

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