Mergers and Acquisitions: Confronting the Organisation and People Issues

Available in our e-library on M&A at IMAA!

Authors: Mark Thomas

Publisher: Thorogood

Year: 2017, August

ISBN: 9781854186768

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The employment law and personnel management issues that arise when businesses are bought and sold are of great concern not only to the employees but also to the management of both purchaser and vendor. This briefing will help you understand the key practical and legal issues, achieve consensus and involvement at all levels, understand and implement TUPE regulations and identify the documentation that needs to be drafted or reviewed within the context of a merger, acquisition or disposal.

The employment law and personnel management issues that arise when businesses are bought and sold are of great concern not only to the employees but also to the management of both purchaser and vendor. This Report will help you understand the key practical and legal issues, achieve consensus and involvement at all levels, understand and implement TUPE regulations and identify the documentation that needs to be drafted or reviewed within the context of a merger, acquisition or disposal.

Mergers and Acquisitions – Confronting the Organisation and People Issues examines:

• The background to merger and acquisition activity.
• The organisational and people issues that need to be managed in a
merger or acquisition.
• The management approaches and processes that should be used to
address these issues.
• How to manage the change process to ensure success.

Table of Contents

1. Why a merger or acquisition?

2. So what needs to happen?

3. So what must be managed?

4. Developing a post-merger or acquisition integration plan

5. Corporate identity – a special consideration

6. Conclusion – some final thoughts

Appendices