Mergers present complex challenges including governance issues, executive employment and compensation matters, workforce integration and reduction, valuation and due diligence.  With Exemplar’s diverse breadth of professionals experienced in solving complex problems through solution-oriented and value-added approaches, we provide our customers with unparalleled advice and representation in the Merger process to help companies create a whole that is truly greater than the sum of its parts.  That’s Exemplar Holism.

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Acquisitions are a critical component of a company’s growth strategy.  Whether you are making your first acquisition or make it an integral part of your growth plan, our customers understand the need to have the right team of professionals in place to advise on your acquisition strategy, vet out potential targets, and execute an acquisition in a seamless manner.

Exemplar Acquisition services leverages our multi-disciplined team of professionals with business savvy and experience to add significant value to your Acquisition strategy.  We help our customers in all aspects to acquisition from acquisition strategy, target identification, due diligence and vetting, execution of the deal, and post-acquisition integration, putting to work the breadth of expertise that Exemplar can offer across the functional areas of both law and business.

There is nothing quite like the partnership Exemplar forges with customers in the acquisition process.  .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and let our team explore with you what a rewarding partnership looks like.

In order to get the most value in the marketplace, you need to work with an organization who understands value creation in the marketplace and can execute the sale or divestiture of your business flawlessly.  Exemplar combines the legal savvy of Exemplar Law to execute the legal sale of your company, with the value-enhancing services of Exemplar Investment Banking, to create the most valuable and profitable means to exit from your venture.  Between our savvy in creative deal structure, and our extensive knowledge of the effective Investment Banking Process, our customers are in great hands!

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Human Capital, Culture and M&A

Studies show that 50 to 80 per cent of mergers and acquisitions fall short of anticipated benefits and results.  Industry experts, academics and seasoned corporate leadership teams agree that the main reason M&A’s so frequently fall short is poor pre-and post-merger integration of talent and leadership.  It is clear that success depends on effective talent integration.  Yet most often, leaders charged with integrating organizations lack the time, tools, resources and expertise required to rapidly execute the complex evaluations necessary to ensure the optimal success of the M&A.

The Exemplar Human Capital professionals have the specialized expertise in defining organizational roles, assessing and evaluating talent and leadership, and benchmarking it against best-in-class talent and practices in the marketplace.  The Exemplar team brings the tools and methodologies that quickly and accurately assess leaders and talent for competencies that fit the new organization and distinguish transitional leaders from long-term leaders.

To find out how we can help you streamlining the process, speed integration, and make better talent decisions contact our Human Capital Experts!

When completed early in the discovery-phase of a deal - and when conducted in a systematic, comprehensive and efficient manner-cultural due diligence is a central component to the overall due diligence of every deal.  It is indispensable and is often a key predictor of ultimate M&A success. Cultural due diligence allows chief stakeholders to:

 
• Produce more meaningful, well-informed decisions about which targets are likely to be most culturally compatible
 
• Develop a clearer, more realistic view about cultural, organizational and managerial post-integration fit
 
• Identify, evaluate and assess the issues that should be addressed for optimal success
 
• Discover nuances that could impede success, and initiate additional and/or focused due diligence scrutiny

 
• Assess leadership roles, styles, capabilities, strengths and limitations on both sides and plan to optimize combined strengths and differences post-integration
 
• Construct and execute more meaningful, targeted pre- and post-integration plans
 
• Factor and exploit cultural differences and similarities into the negotiation process

A thorough, comprehensive cultural due diligence saves time, resources, money - and affords the acquirer a significant competitive advantage.  The process allows a more advantageous position in negotiations and more meaningful pre- and post- integration planning, a significantly greater chance of success, and greater shareholder value.

To realize the full benefits from mergers and acquisitions, one must implement a controlled, efficient, and goal-directed integration program. This program includes integration of business operations, processes and supporting technologies.

Exemplar Convergence teams bridge legal, business, and technology expertise to support our client’s M&A integration planning and implementation. Working with the Client’s organization we help realize the benefits of M&A and advance the client’s longer-term growth and change strategy.

Operations and technology integration are costly and frequently form a barrier to realizing the full benefits of the deal. Too often this is due to a failure to implement underlying process changes and improvements.  Failure to remediate these integration risks in a quick and comprehensive way can lead to financial loss and other adverse outcomes.

Our holistic approach delivers integration and performance services across three areas indispensible to realizing M&A benefits:

 
•  Operations management that focuses resources, cost, and effort toward business objectives
 
•  Process integration and improvement that reduces waste and promotes profitability
 
•  Technology integration that aligns tools and technical services with business strategies.

How do we do it? Our advisory services deliver a knowledge advantage that reduces risk and disadvantage in deal making.  Our solutions services reduce cost, risk, and duration of post-merger integration.  Our experience ensures that implemented solutions provide the agility to resolve emerging issues and support long term growth strategies.

We believe that operations, process, and technology integration must serve both the deal and the client’s longer term business objectives.  Our focus is on delivering high value-to-cost ratio services that raise investor’s confidence and the organization’s ability to deliver and succeed.