Mergers and acquisitions

Frequently asked questions to the Legal Advisory Service on transfer of undertakings (TUPE).

Outlines the legal principles in the transfer of an undertaking.

Provides a framework of management questions for assessing the readiness of the organisation for a merger or acquisition activity. Aimed at those in the early stages of developing a merger or acquisition strategy.

Examines the HR challenges involved in international mergers and acquisitions, drawing on data from a major survey of multinational companies in the UK.

Details of CIPD research into the latest thinking and practice on mergers and acquisitions.

Assesses factors that determine the level of influence HR is able to have in international M&As and how, when HR is more actively involved, mergers are more successful.

Human resources can contribute to the success of mergers and acquisitions through the integration and transfer of knowledge and practices, according to...

Looks at HR's involvement in merger and acquisition activity in key contexts, drawing on case-study research and data from a large-scale CIPD survey

This report contains the key findings of a project on HR's role in mergers and acquisitions, sponsored by CIPD, Mercers Human Resource Consulting and PricewaterhouseCoopers. It addresses the issue of how the HR function can play a more consistent and strategic role before, during and after the deal to ensure that people issues, often cited as the main cause of poor post-merger performance, are handled well.