Morgan Stanley At Work To Acquire Leading Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan Provider American Financial Systems
Jun 22, 2022•over 3 years ago
Acquiring Company
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners
Acquired Company
American Financial Systems
Description
Morgan Stanley at Work today announced the acquisition of American Financial Systems (AFS), a recognized leader in providing nonqualified executive benefit plan solutions and services to employers of all sizes. The business’s full-service deferred compensation plan offerings include:
M&A Insights
Based on deal dataIntegration timeline
70% of M&A integrations take 12-24 months to complete
Tech stack consolidation
83% of merged companies consolidate technology vendors within first year
Post-acquisition investment
Companies increase IT spending by 23% on average after acquisitions
Success factor
M&A deals with strong technology integration plans are 2.5x more likely to succeed