Capturing the Value of a Corporate Deal

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As interest in deal-making increases around the world, the pressure to prove the value of a transaction quickly is escalating as well.

Organizations considering acquisitions, mergers or other types of deals now spend more time evaluating targets - to ensure a good strategic and cultural fit - and give far more scrutiny to the due diligence process, particularly in terms of understanding the full costs involved in the deal and the liabilities they may have to absorb. And once past these initial phases, organizations face the daunting task of determining and implementing the right integration strategy.

That calls for a deep understanding of the respective cultures, leadership styles and talent needs, and thoughtful decision-making about the appropriate degree of standardization and harmonization to bring to reconciling talent, retention, rewards, performance management, succession and other critical human capital programs.

• State of
  M&A Market
• Cross Border
  Deals
• Talent, Culture
  & Rewards
• Other
  Transactions
• Role of the
  Manager
• Insurance
  Industry M&A

Articles:

Acquirers Continue to Reap Rewards in a Sluggish Market (April 2012) (PDF)

2011 Year-end summary: M&As continue to add value despite turbulent year  (PDF)

Article: PharmaView: Pharma M&As: Been There, Done That?

Press Releases:

Acquirers continue to reap rewards in a sluggish market (March 2012)

Acquirers outperformed throughout 2011, despite testing market conditions (December 2011)

Asia-Pacific and European acquirers outperform their US counterparts in Q3 (Sept 2011)

European Acquirers Outperform (May 2011)

Press Release: Market Rewards Deal Makers - Particularly Experienced Deal Makers - Even in Turbulent Times, According to Towers Watson Analysis (January 2011)

Press Release: Experience counts: Markets favour frequent acquirers (January 2011)

Press Release: Asia Pacific Leads World for Deal Performance in Third Quarter 2010 (October 2010)

Press Release: North America Leads Deal Performance in Second Quarter 2010 (July 2010)

Press Release: Deal Makers Continue to Outperform the Market, Says Towers Watson's Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor (April 2010)

Press Release: Corporate Deal Makers Have Reason for Optimism, Based on 2009 Financial Analysis From Towers Watson Deal Monitor (January 2010)

Videos:

The latest in mergers and acquisitions - European and Asian acquirers outperform the market Steve Allan Towers Watson's Head of EMEA M&A practice interviewed on Bloomberg TV.

Articles:

Getting it right: How HR can be critical in successful cross-border M&A deals (March 2012)

Viewpoints Q&A: Cross-Border M&A Deals for Companies in Asia Pacific (December 2010)

Viewpoints Q&A: Cross-Border M&A Deals for Companies in Europe (March 2011)

Viewpoints Q&A: Cross-Border M&A Deals for Companies in North America (June 2011)

Articles:

Strategy at Work Client Story: Building a New Suncor (June 2011)

Viewpoints Q&A: Talent & Culture in M&A Deals - Interview with GE, IBM & Boeing (May 2011)

Perspectives: How Cultural Diagnostics Contribute to an Effective M&A Integration (May 2011)

Research:

Mastering the People Risks in M&A in Canada: The Heart of a Deal (July 2010)

Creating Deal Success Through People: Mastering M&A Culture and Integration Issues (March 2010)

The Talent Prize: A Strategic Outcome of Corporate Transactions (March 2010)

Podcast:

Podcast: Harmonizing Compensation and Benefit Programs in Mergers and Acquisitions

Article:

Viewpoints Q&A: Human Capital Challenges of Joint Ventures

Viewpoints: Mitigating the Human Capital Risks of Spin-Offs

Perspectives: An HR Guide to Navigating Joint Ventures (August 2010)

Research:

Private Equity Emerging From the Crisis (June 2010)

Video:

Video: Best Practices for Private Equity Transactions with David Hinkel

Article:

Viewpoints: Middle Managers - Their critical and growing role in M&A (May 2011)

Research:

Deal Making Is on the Rise - Are Managers Prepared? (February 2011)

Press Releases:

Press Release: Managers Critical to Successful M&A, but Underleveraged, Towers Watson Study Finds (February 2011)

Press Release: Managers Critical to Successful M&A but Under-used (February 2011)

Article:

Insurance M&As on the Rise: Significant Uptick Is Anticipated

Research:

Merger and Acquisition Strategies: Insurance Deal Activity Potentially on the Upswing (November 2010)

Press Release:

Press Release: Insurance M&A Activity Potentially on the Upswing, According to Towers Watson (November 2010)

Podcasts & Videos:

Video: A.M. Best Interview: Jack Gibson and Bruce Fell discuss potential for an uptick in insurance industry M&A

Video: A.M. Best Interview: Jack Gibson explains how the sale of AIG's subsidiaries will impact future insurance M&A deals

Podcast: Insurance M&A Landscape, Part 1: Today's Opportunities

Podcast: Insurance M&A Landscape, Part 2: Hidden Risks