Ensuring Effective and Efficient Corporate Transactions

Our consultants can help you to meet these challenges:

• Understand potential people related risks and liabilities with "the deal", which may influence the price
• Use the most appropriate and effective way to manage or integrate the new organization to realize the synergies of the deal
• Build the skills, experience, tools or resources to manage the project
• Confirm the identity and desired culture of the new organization
• Communication, planning and execution
• Retain key talent
• Assess the people-related risks when making strategic decisions to reduce transaction prices
• Track and measure the progress of transactions and their respective value creation

Solutions We Deliver

• A holistic approach to an organization's M&A situation that supports and reinforces the deal's business logic
• Identify and/or quantify HR related risks and liabilities, financial as well as non-financial



• Identify, quantify, and share HR liabilities
• Conduct cultural assessment of both organizations
• Assessment, implementation, and program management in all relevant human capital work streams for:



• M&A
• Spin-offs and joint ventures
• Globalization
• Integration and Communication



• Articulate people strategy for the new organization
• Harmonize HR programs
• Map organizations to new organizational structure
• Employee transfers/exit and Day 1 communication
• Execute people strategy and design, and provide ongoing support
• Train deal stakeholders on how to best manage a transaction

Human capital continues to remain the most critical element in the success of mergers and acquisitions. History and research shows that companies that excel in tackling the "people" issues earlier and more persistently after the deal closure stand a far better chance of making the deal a success.

Hewitt has assisted many clients around the world to successfully manage M&A transactions within a country, within a region, or across border and cultures. Our services range from pre-deal human capital due diligence, to day 1 preparation and management, to post-transaction integration planning and implementation.

Hewitt brings solid M&A intellectual capital, rich experience and cutting edge technology to help you realize the full value of the deal.

For more information on our complete suite of mergers & acquisitions services, please contact us.