Key people challenges: how Human Resources can add value

Increase your chances of achieving your M&A objectives

In Europe, M&A deal volume is at a 12-year high.

But with the increasing number and speed of transactions, companies face an increased risk of failing to deliver the promised results.

Studies show that success rates in achieving deal objectives have not substantially increased over recent years – but carrying out the right human capital due diligence can deliver up to 250% ROI in M&A scenarios.

How can Human Resources add value?

Any corporate transaction will have an impact on the workforce. Analysing major implications from the workforce perspective is an often neglected task. The organisation, its leaders and the employees need to drive change and also be ready for change.

Human Resources can add value on issues such as: achieving the maximum human capital synergies pre-and post-deal, collecting workforce feedback on what is working, what they need, potential barriers etc and establishing efficient and effective practices for leadership assessments.

Aon can support this holistic approach to M&A:

• We can help from the very start of the deal, identifying its risk profile and suggesting ways of covering that risk with other sources of capital – insurance, for instance
• Our vast experience of designing and executing HR programmes enables you to achieve synergies faster by implementing the right integration strategies
• Our proven technology platforms mean you can track these synergies, assess leadership and align organisational structures for better results

Aon has worked on many corporate transactions in EMEA: over 500 in 2017 alone.

We can help you to understand and put in place the methods, tools and practices that will deliver your deal objectives.

To find out more about the ways we can help you with your M&A transactions, please contact us.

 

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