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The Value We Add

Merger & Acquisition Services principals believe that management must evaluate the human assets of a new acquisition as carefully as the financial and operational aspects. The keys to making a new organization work are often the nature and strength of the culture along with the quality of the company’s leadership.

Our Services

Human Resource Effectiveness Audit

M & A Services provides audit services for the "people side" of a business. Such a review assures you that the new organization is meeting its legal responsibilities and requirements in the areas of compensation, benefit plans, ethics and operating policies. In addition, an audit allows you to compare the organization with national performance benchmarks and identify ways to make the new organization operate more effectively.

Compliance With Legally Mandated Employment Programs

The government has a myriad of laws companies must follow in order to avoid fines, formal complaints, potential litigation, and in some cases, the loss of government contracts. M & A Services can give you a compliance overview that assures you that your new acquisition is meeting its legal obligations under the Fair Labor Standards Act, COBRA, Family and Medical Leave Act and various equal employment laws.

Compensation

In most organizations, compensating employees and providing benefits is the largest single business expense. In this area M & A Services can help you determine:

  • if compensation levels are competitive;
  • if there are any major compensation commitments that are not obvious;
  • if compensation programs can be easily integrated;
  • if incentive plans create the desired motivation among the employees;
  • if compensation plans provide the desired level of equity buildup in order to attract and retain your executives;
  • if compensation strategies are consistent and supportive of other organizational strategies; and
  • if benefit costs are realistic and competitive.

Organizational Design and Analysis

M & A Services provides you with an independent structural analysis of the current and proposed organizations, to determine the capacity of the new entity to effectively achieve the desired goals.

Testing and Assessment

We can also assess current members of the senior staff and management in key areas of the company to determine whether they have the capability and temperament to perform their roles and meld into the new organization.

Training

We assess the current level of competence for key levels of the organization and develop appropriate training programs to bring the existing staff to the desired level of performance. This is usually far less expensive than replacing staff and losing a potentially valuable human asset. We can also assess the compatibility of the cultures of both organizations.

Executive and Professional Search

When key vacancies are identified, we define the specifications for the position and then identify qualified candidates for that position.

Outplacement and Career Transition Management

When you identify individuals who will not have a position in the new organization, Merger & Acquisition Services provides them with the necessary assistance to successfully find new positions, reducing your exposure for litigation arising from the loss of a job.

In all of our programs we will help you evaluate existing programs and processes to determine if the company’s human assets are properly linked to the organization’s strategy and if the company is achieving the best benefit for the dollars expended.