HR Due Diligence
and Integration Support
Develop an increased understanding of employee engagement, culture, compliance and people risks in advance of investment decisions. Reduce financial risks and maximise ROI through our due diligence and integration services.
Improve decision making through increased understanding of key talent and people risks
M&A transactions often fail to realise their expected returns due to cultural and integration issues, yet effective due diligence is often overlooked in the investment/acquisition decision-making process.
People- and culture-related insights can play a pivotal role in testing and validating your investment hypothesis and understanding the integration challenge that may lie ahead.
Leveraging our 20+ years of experience across multiple transactions, we use tried and tested methods and playbooks to provide deeper insights into the people-related risks, company culture, and employee engagement of target investments during due diligence. This enables investors to make more informed financial and commercial decisions.
Once a transaction is confirmed, our organisation design, communication, research and other service offers empower investors and management teams to develop and implement strategies to accelerate integration, mitigate people risks, retain critical talent and win the hearts and minds of the people impacted by the ownership change.
As an investor, armed with our insights, recommendations and support you can expedite the integration process, better manage risk and reduce the disruption of significant change to more quickly realise value and growth.
High-growth companies
M&A can provide an accelerated growth pathway into new geographies, products and services. Navigating this expansion requires an ability to move quickly to identify risks and deliver streamlined integration processes which don’t disrupt existing momentum.
We assess compliance, performance, engagement, cultural and other areas of people-risk while minimising the impact on your existing team. In addition, we assess the potential challenges for a successful integration if the deal goes ahead and provide recommendations and support to manage those challenges.
Mid-sized businesses
As part of the due diligence process, we identify potential issues that could influence your investment decision and integration strategy and take a deeper dive into the current status of employment arrangements and the employee data typically available in mid-sized businesses in order to provide deeper insights to aid your decision making and solutions to address potential issues.
Our approach may include interviewing and assessing leaders and other key figures to gather vital information that will guide your investment or acquisition decision.
Large organisations
For larger organisations we may have access to additional data allowing us to focus more deeply on culture related issues that can significantly impact integration success.
We help you understand differences between organisational cultures and create plans to maximize value, retain and motivate key talent, and facilitate integration.
We also support your leadership, strategy and HR teams with organisational design and leadership selection.
Maximising people value when ownership changes
Businesses are sold, invested in, and acquired every day. An effective due diligence process is core to determining whether and how to proceed with a transaction, achieving maximum ROI, ensuring a robust foundation for sound investment decisions, and long-term success.
Through a series of observational reviews, interviews and discussions, we explore key cultural, financial and legal risks associated with the target company investment and we help you understand and manage key people risks and value drivers to support improved investment returns.
Due diligence and integration support: a 3-step process
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Ready to maximise ROI through a meticulous due diligence process? Our consultants are here to empower you with the tools to help you make strong investment decisions and support you in your role as a board member. Get in touch today and let’s start shaping your future.