People strategy
M&A
Driving deal value by facilitating Day 1 HR services delivery and enabling business leaders to align the operating environment with deal objectives. We do this in…
70% to 90% of M&A transactions fail to deliver the expected value.¹
Nearly half of deals fail to deliver on the promised value due to lack of attention to people issues.
Further, two-thirds of post-close issues that hamper value creation are people-related. Too often, the lack of a people integration strategy jeopardizes the success of a deal — and a successful strategy starts with rewards.
To successfully integrate total rewards into your people strategy, Mercer recommends prioritizing the following three components:
This approach allows stakeholders to realize the maximum value of the deal by capturing the desired business synergies while ensuring that crucial talent gives the integration an “A.”