What We Offer
Human capital leadership from due diligence through Day One and beyond
We assess a target’s human capital before signing: leadership depth, organization structure and cost, compensation and benefits, payroll and HR systems, and what it will take to separate, integrate or stand up the human resources function.
Deal teams receive clear findings on risk, cost and timeline that they can price, negotiate and build into the transaction and integration plans.
Human Capital Due Diligence
We lead the human resources workstream from pre-sign diligence through post-close hypercare. That covers separating benefits, payroll and HRIS, providing scoping input to the transition services agreement, and standing up a standalone human resources function, leaving the company able to run independently.
We plan for single-country and multi-country separations, where every jurisdiction has its own payroll, benefits, labor law and employee consultation requirements, and every one has to be ready on Day One.
Carve-outs and Separations
We stand up and run the transformation office for the human capital workstream in carve-outs, integrations and restructurings. That means one integrated plan, clear decision rights, milestone tracking against signing, close and Day One, and a single view of risks and dependencies.
We work inside the deal’s broader transformation office and keep sponsors, management and functional leads aligned on what must be true at each stage.
Human Capital Transformation Office
Leadership and Organization Assessment
Independent Leadership Assessment
Acquisitions and Integration
We advise sponsors and management teams on the human capital dimension of an acquisition, from leadership selection and organization design to the integration of compensation, benefits, payroll and HR operations.
Leaders rely on us to reduce risk and maintain stability before, during, and after close.
Restructuring and Value Creation
Steady guidance through organizational redesign, workforce transformation, geographic change and cost-structure shifts that support the value creation plan.
We help leaders act with clarity and integrity in the moments when stakes are highest and timelines are compressed.
HR Technology, Data and AI
We design and implement HRIS and related human resources solutions, use workforce data to inform strategy and operating decisions, and advise clients deploying AI across their workforce.
Global Experience, Applied Where It Matters Most
We assess executive teams, structure, culture and the talent operating model to identify strengths, gaps and risk considering the investment thesis. The work answers a practical question for sponsors and boards: does this organization have the leadership it needs for the next phase?
We also define what effective leadership looks like for a specific company and portfolio context, giving sponsors and boards a clear basis for C-suite hiring and succession decisions after a transaction.
Engaged during periods of leadership instability in a portfolio company, when sponsors and boards require an independent view. The work evaluates executive leadership, team dynamics, and human capital risk to inform clear, defensible decisions.
Both partners have led work across the globe, leading M&A transformations across more than 40 countries. Our work spans the Americas, Europe and the Nordics, the Middle East, Australasia, and India.
We advise sponsors and leadership teams operating across borders, cultures, and regulatory environments, most often at the moment of a transaction.
Global complexity narrows the margin for error. We bring experienced judgment to decisions that demand clarity, discretion, and steady leadership under pressure.
Global Experience, applied where it matters most
Our work spans the Americas, Europe and the Nordics, the Middle East, Australasia, and India.
We advise leaders operating across borders, cultures, and regulatory environments, often at moments of transaction, transformation, or inflection.
Global complexity narrows the margin for error. We bring seasoned judgment to decisions that demand clarity, discretion, and steady leadership under pressure.
