[Podcast] HR Tips For Successful International Mergers + Acquisitions

Ragu Bhargava has been involved in hundreds of Mergers and Acquisitions around the world and he shares his learnings and advice for more successful international M & A’s on this Globig podcast. 

Mr. Bhargava is an award-winning and experienced financial executive, entrepreneur, and leader, helping clients successfully navigate some of the world’s trickiest business environments. In 1999, Mr. Bvarga Co-Founded Global Upside Corporation, a conglomerate that specialized in international business. Global Upside Corporation and its four brands operated in 170+ countries with Ragu as CEO until it was sold in January 2022

You’ve probably seen the dismal stats around how the failure rate for M & A’s to drive additional corporate valuate can be upward of 80%, according to many different studies. This is especially true of international M & A’s and often the culprit is the cross-cultural challenges. The success rates increase, however, when companies pay attention to the human factors and global HR specialists have a significant role to play in this process. In this podcast, Ragu provides tips on how HR can help make international M & A’s more successful and reduce the pain.

Some of the topics that are discussed and companies should prepare for include:

1. 1. Aspects of ‘Culture’ that companies must evaluate prior and during a M & A

2. 2. The softer-human factor’s to prepare for such as employee concerns, how not to lose your rock stars, how to make the transitions smoother.

3. 3. How international HR teams can prepare for a smooth transition for payroll and benefits and other important factors

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