Mergers and acquisitions are heating up in nearly every industry. In January alone, global activity in the pharma industry totaled $56 billion, more than … Read more
Mergers Need Informal Networks to be Successful
This month’s announcement that Alaska Airlines has won the bidding war to purchase Virgin America for $2.6B firmly put to rest the rumors that the era of … Read more
Is Your Workforce Flexible and Resilient Enough to Survive a Merger?
Is your workforce resilient enough to survive a merger? For company founders and executive teams, mergers and acquisitions are often exciting – a … Read more
Tech News and Collaboration Sites Put Up For Sale By Dice
DHI Group, the parent company of tech career site Dice.com and several other niche job sites, said this morning it would sell two tech news aggregation and … Read more
10 Questions Employees Ask When Their Company Gets Acquired
Whether your company is a serial acquirer or you’re just now going through your first acquisition, the potential to experience employee fallout can be … Read more
Activist Investors Call For Sale of Job Board Publisher
Two activist investors are calling for the sale of jobboard publisher DHI Group, saying a new owner could do more to increase the company’s value. … Read more
The Key to Succeeding After a Merger: Overcoming the Win-Lose Mindset
Every day in the news lately you read about the latest mergers: Airlines, pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, large retailers like Staples and … Read more
The Challenges in Merging Different Company Cultures
Mercer periodically puts out terrific infographics summarizing research around a particular topic. The most recent is “People Issues Affect M&A … Read more
Who Knows More About Corporate Culture Than HR?
The importance of culture in making or breaking a merger/acquisition has long been an interest of mine. After spending 25 years at the top … Read more
The Key to a Successful Merger? You Gotta Get Better, Not Just Bigger
“By the power invested in me, I hearby pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride.” At my 5 am workout last week, I noticed on … Read more