Mergers & Acquisitions

Rebecca, Thanks for your response. I will pass along your thoughts on empathy and adaptability. I was intrigued by your connection between M&A and the grief process. Most don't make that connection choosing instead to treat the symptom which appears ...

Angela, Thanks for your responses. I really like the competencies communication and leading through influence. No doubt both of those are critical and will help with the other skills you listed in the first paragraph of your response. ------------------------------ ...

Hello Anthony. Great question. A characteristic that I thought about is a candidate with a strong background and expertise in change management methodologies, frameworks, and best practices. They should have a deep understanding of how to effectively ...

Hi Anthony, The two that come immediately to mind for me are empathy and adaptability. Adaptability is inherently important for any change activity, but empathy is even more important for M&A. There is a grief process that colleagues of the acquired, ...

Good morning M&A community! A recruiter recently asked me what characteristics they should screen for when recruiting effective change management professionals whose roles will include M&A integrations. Before replying, I thought, what better place ...

Hi Becky, We have acquired past companies to expand our services with either a new technology or platform. To me, its a LOT more involved than just acquiring headcount and integrating cultures, now we're having to update our entire company identity ...