At the end of 2022, CEOs and CFOs responded to a survey indicating that, despite economic concerns, one in three was anticipating increasing merger & acquisition (M&A) activities in 2023. We saw that joint ventures were increasingly popular deal structure, an increased interest in divestitures, and new attention on the integration of past deals.

In this episode Jeff Black, Mercer’s Global M&A Advisory Leader, shares what he is seeing in the M&A space. He also digs into the critical role people play in the success of a deal with organisations needing to understand the talent they have and ensure they have people with the right skills in the right roles to make any M&A deal move forward effectively. Jeff also touches on the increasingly important role that culture plays in retaining the critical talent you need.