Learn how to Successfully Integrate Acquired Businesses
Build an in‑house integration capability that ensures mid‑size acquisitions deliver ROI, not risk
Integrate your add‑on acquisitions without the chaos
Get the skills, tools, and confidence to bring new companies into your business smoothly, protect customers, retain key talent, and prevent costly missteps
Avoid the
70%
failure rate of M&A
Create a repeatable, scalable capability that delivers the value of your acquisitions
The Certified Acquisition Integration Manager (CAIM) credential
Gain practical insights with actionable and applicable learning. Becoming CAIM certified, you'll join a network of like-minded professionals dedicated to excellence in PMI
Become an invaluable asset to any organization undergoing a merger or acquisition
Learn how to successfully integrate acquiring and acquired businesses. Differentiate yourself with our CAIM certification.
It is said that 70% of acquisitions fail. This is not completely accurate; it is the integration of the businesses that fails. Delivering what was envisioned when the deal was put together is difficult and prone to failure.
Businesses that do not successfully integrate acquisitions waste the opportunity of value creation. With every subsequent acquisition, the pain of not integrating becomes greater, as the burden of multiple processes, tools and operational methods prevents growth.
Lower-mid and mid-size businesses are often torn: they know they need external expertise, but want to retain the skills within their teams.
Businesses need to develop in-house teams that can integrate current and future acquired businesses.
Intista has training and certification solutions to address these and other problems associated with acquisition integrations. Learn more below.
Certified Acquisition Integration Manager (CAIM)
Program start soon. Enroll now!
Get Recognized as an Expert
Demonstrate that you have the knowledge to be an acquisition integration manager
- Managers and colleagues recognition of your certification
- Gaining the knowledge and skills of acquisition integration increases your value to your employer
- Helps build your case for workplace compensation or promotion
Career Development
Transferable skills for your next career move
- Transfer your competence to future career contacts
- Helps you stand out from other applicants to future hiring managers
Digital Badges
Certified Acquisition Integration Manager (CAIM) badges are Open Badges compliant
- Digitally verifiable
- Can be shared on social media and with your community
Renewable Certification
Intista certifications have a two-year lifespan
- Recertification demonstrates your experience and understanding of acquisition integrations
- Find out more about the recertification, here
What Lessons are in the CAIM™ training?
Training contains 10 lessons of self-paced on demand content, compatible with all mobile devices.
Why you should become a Certified Integration Manager
Having a certification will help you when you are seeking a promotion or will help you stand out from other applicants to a hiring manager
Why businesses want Certified Acquisition Integration Managers
With fixed cost training fees, you know the cost of skill-building for your business
If you already acquire and integrate, avoid the cost of inefficient methods in: staff retention, faster onboarding, improved productivity, staff engagement
Certified employees perform faster, are more engaged, and have better work outcomes*. Organizations that invest in employee training demonstrate their faith in employees and morale improves, creating more engagement, and improving productivity
*Global Knowledge's 2021 annual IT Skills and Salary Report found recruitment and retention as their leading problem, being addressed by dramatic increases in employee training. In the report, 80% of responders identify the benefits of certification include faster performance, higher engagement, and better work outcomes
Spring 2026 Cohort Class details
This training and certification is a combination of online, self-paced study and live (remote) cohort meetings.
A balance of self-paced and live learning
- Study 1.5 to 3.5 hours of self-paced online learning
- Cohort meetings are 45 minutes each week to review what was learned, and discuss any related topics or details that attendees have questions about
The kickoff meeting is April 10th, 2026. Begin studying any time before the first review meeting on April 17th.
Meetings schedule:
- Kick Off: Friday April 10th, 2026, 11am EDT, 4pm BST, 5pm CEST
- Welcome and kickoff
- Friday April 17th, 11am EDT, 4pm BST, 5pm CEST Week 1 review
- Lesson 1: Getting off the Ground
- Lesson 2: Different Ways to Integrate
- Friday April 24th, 11am EDT, 4pm BST, 5pm CEST Week 2 review
- Lesson 3: The Integration Organization
- Lesson 4: Integration Objectives
- Friday May 1st, 11am EDT, 4pm BST, 5pm CEST Week 3 review
- Lesson 5: Finance in Integrations
- Lesson 6: Staff Retention after an Acquisition
- Friday May 8th, 11am EDT, 4pm BST, 5pm CEST Week 4 review
- Lesson 7: Onboarding Acquired Staff
- Lesson 8: Preparing for Day 1
- Friday May 15th, 11am EDT, 4pm BST, 5pm CEST Week 5 review
- Lesson 9: Communication During Integrations
- Friday May 22nd, 11am EDT, 4pm BST, 5pm CEST Week 6 review and Final Assessment
- Lesson 10: Creating Acquisition Integration Projects
- The Final Assessment
After registering, you will receive a calendar invitation to the weekly review meetings
$2,495 Year 1
$250 Renewals
including recertification
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- Available in 3 delivery formats, including classroom learning
Prerequisites
- No prerequisite knowledge or advanced preparation is required to be successful with this course.
- Program Level: Intermediate
- Deliverables: QAS Self Study
Preferred Qualifications
- Hold an academic degree
- One or more professional designations (such as CPA, CFA, PMP, CIPD, CCMP, CVGA, CEPA, CMI or equivalents). Consideration is also made for professionals who have experience in the M&A, Transformation or Change Management industries
Cancellations
- Requests for refunds must be made in writing within 15 days of purchasing the course.
- No refunds will be granted after the qualified assessment has been completed. For complaints or concerns, please contact info@intista.com
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Frequently Asked Questions
This special class works in a group activity to reinforce the learning and discuss areas in detail. The objective is to understand the practicalities of delivering acquisition integrations.
Students will study 2 lessons per week and meet on a Friday morning to discuss. The 5 meeting will discuss 1 lesson and the Final Exam, which is a scenario-based quiz.
Yes. You will be able to show your digital badge, with 3rd party authentication that validates you are a Certified Acquisition Integration Manager
During Mastermind you will have the opportunity to learning from other professionals who are (or have) gone through similar processes on their own. Traditionally, skills in the profession were accumulated through experience gained over a series of integrations.
The Integration Mastermind is an online opportunity for integration managers of all levels to pass on their knowledge through discussion topics, anecdotes, and lessons that they have learned over the years. Most of the daily work of an acquisition integration manager is very specific to each integration, but the skills and methods are valuable to colleagues.
Each lesson has an assessment that tests you on topics taught within that module. You must pass each of these to get access to the Final Assessment. This assessment poses realistic scenarios that an Acquisition Integration Manager could be asked to resolve in practice.
No. However, to recertify as an Acquisition Integration Manager, you must demonstrate continued experience or learning in the M&A integration field. Attend Mastermind sessions can be part of that.
See here for the Recertification Process.