How Diverse Growth Strategies Can Advance Digitalisation in the Insurance Industry
Provided by Willis Towers Watson & Mergermarket, Partners of M&A Leadership Council
We are delighted to introduce Willis Towers Watson's latest report investigating merger and acquisition (M&A) trends in the insurance sector, carried out in conjunction with Mergermarket, the global proprietary M&A intelligence provider ...
Chairman's Message, July 2016
By Jim Jeffries, Chairman, M&A Leadership Council
In our “Art of M&A for HR Leaders” programs, Willis Towers Watson headlines the training content presented by seasoned executives. This large, global organization is expert in the people issues that relate to value creation or erosion in mergers and acquisitions. Here are some people-related ...
Hesitancy Persists as M&A Markets Remain Volatile in Q2 2016
Contributed by Baker & McKenzie and Mergermarket, Partners of M&A Leadership Council
Headwinds that began to slow the progress of cross-border M&A in Q1 2016 continued to strengthen. Hesitancy persisted as global markets remained volatile: China’s slowdown showed no signs of abating; oil prices were still down despite recovering some ground; and political uncertainty....
April 5, 2016 @ 11:00AM PDT / 2:00PM EDT
Presented by M&A Leadership Council and Crunchr
"Are you in control?" It's a hefty and legitimate question for HR professionals and others before, during and after a merger or acquisition takes place. Please join us for an in-depth conversation with ...
Mid-Cap (US$ 20m-US$ 1bn) vs. Large Cap (US$ 1bn+) Deals in North America
No matter the number of case studies one researches or the number of consultants one talks with, the statistics have remained the same for the last two decades. The majority of well-intentioned mergers fail to achieve the expectations set by management at the announcement. Interestingly enough, the reason for such dismal results is that past emphasis and energy has been placed on analysis and negotiation of the deal and seldom on how to actually deliver the value.
A common issue we hear from attendees to our M&A workshops and others is the lack of dedicated, qualified resources to effectively manage the integration effort. Most companies are typically “lean and mean,” with everyone already having full-time jobs. So how do you handle the demands required to drive the integration effort? Here are recommended alternatives to handling the shortage of resources we all typically face in a business integration effort.