The upside of an M&A transaction is tremendous, but the strategy must be sound – from idea generation to deal close and beyond. Marsh & McLennan has deep expertise across all stages of the lifecycle. We specialize in building and executing the strategy, defining and managing risks, and implementing a plan to optimize the most vital deal value-driver: its people.
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Read MorePerspective Is Your Organization Ready To Mitigate Culture Risk in M&A Deals New research from Mercer has revealed the importance of mitigating culture risk to drive M&A deal value. -
Read MorePerspective Don't Acquire A Company Until You've Asked These Questions: What Silicon Valley knows about mergers and acquisitions Does the criteria that non-tech firms are using to evaluate deals match the rigorous tests applied by tech giants and, in the end, are they properly recognizing the real value of potential tech targets? The answer in too many cases is no. -
Read MorePerspective Demand for Transactional Risk Insurance at Record High in 2017 Transactional risk insurance includes a class of policies that cover risks related to M&A, including representations and warranties (R&W) insurance or warranty and indemnity (W&I) insurance, tax indemnity insurance, and contingent liability insurance. -
Read MorePodcast Risk Management 301: Getting Deals Over the Line: A Risk Manager’s Role During M&A Marsh's Risk Management 301 webcast series is led by our experienced M&A, Marsh Captive Solutions, and Marsh Risk Consulting professionals and is designed to help you develop best-in-class risk management strategies. -
Read MoreReport Mitigating Culture Risk in M&A to Drive Deal Value 3.0 Robust data and critical insights to help companies better manage uncertainty and people risk in a transaction. -
Read MorePerspective Reinsurance M&A déjà vu – buyers beware The current spate of activity in the reinsurance sector is not a new development and we believe that insurers can benefit from it over the long term as they have done through previous M&A cycles. However, it is vital that insurers – in collaboration with their advisers – continue to scrutinise their reinsurance relationships prudently and fully understand the implications of a reinsurer’s M&A activity for their business. -
Read MorePodcast The Changing Role of the Multinational Risk Manager Starting early offers time to perform a proper risk and insurance due diligence process, so that critical deal risks, including local regulatory compliance issues can be detected. -
Read MorePerspective Cross-border Bank M&A? Europe Is Not Ready Those calling for cross-border bank consolidation are getting things the wrong way around. It is not cross-border M&A that will create an integrated single market, but an integrated single market that will drive cross-border M&A. -
Read MoreReport Flight Risk in M&A With so many moving pieces in any merger or acquisition, retaining key talent is an important factor in the deal’s overall value. Minimizing the flight risk of key employees is likely a top priority. Enhancing retention plans helps an organization achieve the maximum potential of deals. -
Read MorePerspective Getting Integration Right in Consumer Goods M&A The foundation for a successful M&A is nuanced and depends on three key elements – process, people, and practice – that Consumer Goods firms must be prepared to modulate to meet the specific conditions of a given deal. -
Read MoreReport People Risks in M&A Transactions 1.0 More than ever, the challenge of managing talent - especially in the face of organizational transition - is what concerns M&A professionals. -
Read MorePerspective Intelligent M&A in Distribution Intelligent M&A is an approach designed for the strategic executive team that sees M&A -
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