People in M&A
People Risk in M&A
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Investors and companies undertake deals to create value. Our research indicates that 47% of deals that fail do so primarily due to a lack of strategic planning and execution rigor related to people risks.
This report examines what that means to dealmakers worldwide, drawing from a wide variety of datasets and insights. The significant body of data reveals practical insights from an in-depth survey of deal professionals across the entire transactional spectrum.
Leadership team
Organizational culture
Lack of change management strategy
On average, 47% of deals that fail, nearly half do so primarily due to a failure to strategically identify and address people issues.
In a deal, people cannot be left to chance. Failure to address pain points in your people strategy can have catastrophic consequences.