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The surprising roles of HR

in M&A processes

that actually add valueMariska van IJzerlooPeople and Organisation Director Ampelmann

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WHO AM I

Mariska van IJzerloo

Director People and Organisation

@Ampelmann

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The surprising roles of HR

in M&A processes

that actually add valueMariska van IJzerloo

People and Organisation Director Ampelmann

01.Impact of M&A on our lives

01.Experience in M&A

STAND UP

01.Experience in M&A

M&A=

IMPORTANT

PEOPLE’S

DAILY DOSE

OF GOSSIP

2015Biggest year of

acquisitions ever

20-50 % of M&A succeed

2 Trillion Is yearly turnover of

M&A

01.Experience in M&A

.01.Experience in M&A

02.My experience in M&A

03.M&A roots of

companies

03.M&A roots of

companies

04.M&A process: overview

TARGET SCREENING AND DUE DILIGENCE VALUATION DEAL

POST MERGER INTEGRATION

WHAT ARE 3WAYS TO

ADD VALUE

AS HR PRE-

DEAL?

04.M&A process: overview

05.Pre-deal ways to add value.

HR keeps everybody focused on Customer Relationships.

05.

CEO and peers

see advantages in

the merger…

Senior managers

see the possibility

of moving to larger

management

positions…

Right mindset of

being willing to

learn and add to

company culture…

Pre-deal ways to add value.

HR keeps ego’s of top management within healthy boundaries.

05.

15.4 %for each female director

on a board, the cost of an acquisition goes down

7.6 %each female board member lowers a

company's attempted takeover bids

HR ensures woman are part of the board or M&A team. Diversity drives results!

University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business, which will be published in the Journal of Corporate Finance.

Pre-deal ways to add value.

HR can facilitate

the ‘Humble Aquisition’.

3 roles for HR pre-deal:

1. Customer Relationships

2. Ego’s

3. Woman

05.Pre-deal ways to add value: Summary.

TARGET SCREENING AND DUE DILIGENCE VALUATION DEAL

POST MERGER INTEGRATION

07.M&A process: overview

TARGET SCREENING AND DUE DILIGENCE VALUATION DEAL

POST MERGER INTEGRATION

06.Post_deal ways to add value

FROM TO

Compensation and benefits Drive the people workstreams in M&A

Change management Get the leaders in the right roles fast

Culture Compatibility Use your succession plan and ask the other one

The legal implications of reorganisation Create talent retention and `career outlook’ list.

Employee communications Employee connections are everything

From Transactions ... to a People and Talent mindset

06.Post_deal ways to add value

HR pays attention and ensures the right HR workstreams are going to work

Keep the

‘Leadership

Dance’ short

Be open and

honest. Assign if

you have the

right person on

mind, otherwise:

roll out serious

process

Implement your

leadership

strategy (next

generation,

global, woman)

06.Post_deal ways to add value

HR uses both Succession Planning PLans to the max.

06.Post_deal ways to add value

06.

Do the hard work: Create a ‘talent retention and career outlook’ list and plan

.Post_deal ways to add value

Every meaningful connection creates energy, retention and an emerging new culture

1. Speeddates

2. Town halls

3. Drinks

4. Webinars around clients and

offerings

5. More drinks

6. Leadership programs

7. Visits

8. More visits

9. Celebrate wins

10.Do not tolerate lack of collaboration

06.Post_deal ways to add value

1. Focus on Customer Relationships

2. Keep Ego’s under control

3. Assign Woman to boards and M&A teams

4. Get the Work Streams right

5.Keep the ‘Leadership Dance’ short

6. Use Succession planning

7. Create Connections for all!

07.7 roles for HR in M&A processes

07.HR roles that add value.

TARGET SCREENING AND DUE DILIGENCE VALUATION DEAL

POST MERGER INTEGRATION

This is Ampelmann

The surprising roles of HR

in M&A processes

that actually add valueMariska van IJzerloo

People and Organisation Director Ampelmann