The Golden Egg: The Impact of People on the Value of Your M&A Deal

Both buyers and sellers recognize that human capital is one of the most important assets in a company, but will it be preserved during the transition of a merger or acquisition? Strategies for talent retention, HR due diligence, structuring deals to keep people post deal, communication to staff, surviving general HR trends (like the Great Resignation) should be addressed long before a deal hits the table.  It takes time to build a strong corporate culture and an acquirer wants to know that it is resilient enough to fit into a new mother ship and talent won’t peel off with a sale? 

This session will cover issues such as: 

• Retention strategies 
• Timing: when/ how to tell staff re: transition 
• Building a resilient culture and trust on your team when an M&A deal is on the table.  
• The importance of integration and instilling an agile mindset in leaders and their teams after a merger.  
• Accessing senior management for due diligence