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Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory Services
“60% of mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures fail to perform up to expectations in their first year, often because of cultural incompatibilities between the two prospective partners. The losses in shareholder value are in the hundreds of millions of dollars in many of these star-crossed liaisons. Cultural Due Diligence is a technique for keeping both eyes wide open when approaching an attractive prospect, whether for a merger, joint venture, or offshore vendor.” (Source: Wayne State University, Institute for Information Technology and Culture, Detroit, MI)
During most M & A's, executives leading the deal often face competing priorities and are under tremendous pressure to deliver shareholder return or the anticipated synergies 'ASAP'. Most mergers and acquisitions fail to deliver the business results that were anticipated, so getting the balance right between the tangibles (operational aspects of running a business) and the intangibles (culture and people issues) is key to success.
Our Mergers & Acquisitions Services help small and middle market companies mitigate the human capital risk of mergers & acquisitions and improve their odds of a successful merger or acquisition through an integrated approach that links pre-merger cultural due diligence and post-merger talent integration, change management and if need be, merger repair. We can validate your deal thesis from a people perspective.
During most M & A's, executives leading the deal often face competing priorities and are under tremendous pressure to deliver shareholder return or the anticipated synergies 'ASAP'. Most mergers and acquisitions fail to deliver the business results that were anticipated, so getting the balance right between the tangibles (operational aspects of running a business) and the intangibles (culture and people issues) is key to success.
Our Mergers & Acquisitions Services help small and middle market companies mitigate the human capital risk of mergers & acquisitions and improve their odds of a successful merger or acquisition through an integrated approach that links pre-merger cultural due diligence and post-merger talent integration, change management and if need be, merger repair. We can validate your deal thesis from a people perspective.
Cultural Due Diligence Assessment (CDDA) (Pre-Merger)
The primary value of a CDDA is that it raises sensitivity to and awareness of issues that should be proactively managed during integration. A comprehensive CDDA enables organizations to draw a clear picture of where two companies converge or diverge on such critical business drivers as leadership, communications, autonomy, conflict norms, decision making, and time orientation; before the deal is done. The insights gleaned can help you develop an effective strategy to mitigate the cultural integration miscues that cause 60% - 70% of all mergers to fail according to The Vector Group (2009).
Read more to find out why a cultural due diligence assessment should be a key element of your M & A strategy.
Read more to find out why a cultural due diligence assessment should be a key element of your M & A strategy.
Talent Integration and Change Management (Post-Merger)
Often when organizations come together to create value, what
emerges is unprecedented people and cultural issues resulting in reduced
employee engagement and productivity as well as loss of key talent. Since speed
in implementing the integration is a critical element of achieving post-merger
success, our Talent Integration and Change Management services assist companies
throughout the post-merger process to reduce the negative impact on employees’
engagement, productivity, and commitment, to engage key talent in positioning,
shaping and leading the change effort, to successfully blend and align the two
cultures and to ultimately ensure the change process maximizes the likelihood
of a successful merged/acquired organization.
To learn more about how to optimize your talent integration strategy, click here.
To learn more about how to optimize your talent integration strategy, click here.
Merger Repair
You closed the deal 18 months ago, but the organization is still not operating as one company: service is suffering, customers are confused and defecting, key executives and staff are leaving in droves, the stock price has flat lined and the analysts blame the M & A for the firm’s poor performance, the synergies you anticipated have not materialized, and shareholders are getting restless. Our Merger Repair services can objectively assess if your merger or acquisition is in danger of derailing or has derailed, determine if your company exhibits any of the 10 most common symptoms of a company in need of repair, and if so, help you develop a strategy to mitigate those symptoms and get back on track. Fast.
Contact Onzelo at 832.377.1031 or via e-mail when you are ready to jump start or accelerate your journey towards high performance.