Institutional Strategy
Mergers & Acquisitions
Collaboration, partnerships & alliances for the future of higher education
continuing your legacy through transformational alliances
The future may look different than we imagined. With the shifting landscape of higher education, the most successful colleges, universities, and organizations are those who have formed meaningful, lasting partnerships: with community organizations, businesses, not-for-profits, and other colleges and universities.
We acknowledge navigating the complexities of mergers and acquisitions in higher education calls for a strategic and informed approach and intentional pace.
Bringing Consideration To Every Conversation
The Credo Approach
Our approach combines thorough research, stakeholder engagement, prioritization, strategy, and implementation support to ensure a seamless transition and maximize the benefits of any potential merger or acquisition for all parties involved.
We stand ready to support your leadership team and entire campus community with the expertise and resources to recommend the most viable way for your institution to ensure the legacy lives on.
KEY CONSULTANCY SUPPORT AREAS
Strategy Assessment & Feasibility
Opportunities, challenges, and charting a path forward
Due Diligence & Risk Assessment
Comprehensive legal and financial assessment and findings
Negotiations
You have the full support of our team to ensure terms are in place to align with your strategic “why”
Structuring
Our team has the expertise to support and provide recommendations for integration, relocation, and other adjustments
Communication Planning
Messaging for internal and external audiences and stakeholders including students, faculty/staff, and press
Change Management
Your partners with decades of experience in change management and campus culture will support the future of your thriving campus
New pathways to viable outcomes
The Credo team provides strategic insight and support through the entire process, regardless of your chosen path forward.
From identifying compatible partners to assessing financial implications and ensuring regulatory compliance, our expertise provides a comprehensive solution. By seamlessly integrating institutions and leveraging collaborative advantages, we aim to enhance academic offerings, optimize resources, and strategically position higher education entities for sustained success in an evolving educational landscape.
Credo Partnership Resources for Mergers & Acquisitions
People-First Team
Our team is our greatest resource, and we are a people-first organization. Meeting and hearing from your constituents is core to our values and process.
Research With Heart
We will use integrity and heart as we analyze data and provide recommendations about mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and higher education alliances.
Core Values Led
Our team of courageous leaders bring heartfelt service and learning in action to each project. We keep students at the heart of all our work, and remain committed to impacting a million learners by 2025.
Why Credo?
Credo's team of higher education professionals are on your team
For more than 25 years, Credo has partnered with college and university presidents, cabinets, and boards across critical areas of institutional strategy and operations. Credo's engagements are enriched by leadership, academics, enrollment, campus master planning, and architecture expertise. Keeping students always at the center, Credo's action-oriented, results-driven partnerships connect to people and culture as the most powerful vehicles to impact transformational student experiences. Informed by proprietary research on institutional thriving and propelled by a robust team of higher education experts, Credo complements your on-campus talent with external context, strategy, support, and accountability.
The Future of Higher Education Is Strategic Partnerships
Strategic Planning
A creative, robust strategic plan builds in partnerships, alliances, and collaborations. Learn how Credo can empower the next iteration of your strategic plan. Strategic Planning ->Optimization
How can you optimize your institution to ensure financial viability? Credo's team of consultants, strategy experts, and client service professionals can deliver maximum impact for the future of your college or university. Optimization ->
Student Success & Retention
Students are the heart of every campus. Their success is our success. Find out how Credo supports student success through Moving The Needle, our transformative and comprehensive student outcomes project. Moving The Needle ->Mergers & Acquisitions Team
Our team is our greatest resource. Each client is connected intentionally with thoughtful professionals who utilize their combined experience in leadership, strategy, change management, and client engagement to deliver the highest level of integrity and service. Learn more about our dedicated team here.