MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
Are you thinking of making an acquisition in order to achieve growth? Perhaps the market you are in is consolidating and strategic mergers are the way forward?
Whatever the reason for undertaking a merger or acquisition, Wildcat One can help you succeed: which is pretty crucial when, on average, 70% of mergers and acquisitions fail to achieve the benefits originally sought from the deal.
Wildcat One adds value primarily in the preparation and implementation phases of the deal. We provide advice and/or resources to help plan and deliver the implementation and integration of the merger. These activities are key to realise the overall success of the deal, ensuring that full organisational benefits and shareholder expectations are achieved in a timely and efficient way.
Working with clients across all sectors and all business sizes, our rigorous yet flexible approach offers highly beneficial resources in the following areas:
Pre merger/acquistion
- A fresh perspective on merger objectives and early identification of potential issues
- Advice on human resources due diligence, including issues such as cultural fit, key employees/skills profiles, as well as contractual issues and potential liabilities (i.e. TUPE)
- Implementation planning, including organisational/management structures; culture, nature and number of jobs; terms and conditions; and retention of key employees
Post merger/acquisition
- Communications planning, to address employee, customer, shareholder, trade union and other stakeholder issues and expectations
- Advice and resources on organisational integration, including trade union negotiations, rationalising terms and conditions of employment, human resources processes and systems, aligning policies and practices and cultural integration
- Implementation of the 'new' organisational structure, including retention of key skills, redundancies, relocation, recruitment, job changes, effective change management, organisational capacity building and consolidation
Wildcat One has deep experience of helping make mergers and acquisitions work across the private and public sectors. We use a rigorous yet flexible approach to achieve successful integration in a timely way. We also help companies to prepare for sale/divestment.
