Mergers and Acquisitions

Looking to acquire or sell a business ?

Make sure you have an in-depth understanding and specific detail about the people and culture related liabilities and integration costs. Leading People & Culture can assist with employment, people and cultural due diligence to make sure there are no hidden liabilities or costs.

We also have vast experience in the successful integration and implementation of acquisitions and divestitures.

Areas that we have expertise, tools, processes and hands on experience:

Strategic review of people and culture pre-deal negotiations
Due diligence of all employment related areas
Due diligence of people and culture
Due diligence of implementation and integration challenges and $’s Integration strategic planning
Detailed integration action planning
Deep integration expertise

Strategic review of people and culture pre-deal negotiations

Key positions within the business model and organization
What is and Who holds the competitive IP or Competitive advantage knowledge?
Key People and Talent
Cultural Integration Assessment
Will you change how the business operates?
What will happen to the people after a sale?

Due diligence of People & Culture

Employment related liabilities, costs and accruals
Human capital cost structure and organizational structure
Change of control – [Costs, talent, taxation, equity vesting, long term incentives etc]
Integration costs
People – Key talent, Culture, Organizational structure
People process efficiency
Performance management
Employee engagement and Company Culture

Integration of People & Culture

How will you operate the business? Stand-alone, partial integration, full integration
Customers, Sales, Distribution, Product Delivery
Company systems, processes and practices
Complete business functions implementation template
Culture Integration – How are things done around here? What will change?
Measurement of integration success
Leadership – “Walking the Talk”
Communication and Change Management