Mergers and acquisitions have implications for both the business and its workforce. Acquirers seek a wider range of products, services and customers, a broader geographical reach, and economies of scale. This entails channeling the skills and enthusiasm of employees, merging the intellectual capital of both organisations and streamlining the way the new business operates to take advantage of synergies of the merger.

The role of HR in M&A transactions has a critical impact on deal outcomes. This is what makes HR truly strategic as an increasing number of organisations in the IT industry expand their global footprint and go for cross-border acquisitions.