Making mergers work after the deal is done

Studies show that once a merger has taken place, the most important task is managing people in the newly created firm. Find out how Bupa Australia rose to this challenge after its 2008 merger between Bupa and MBF, which has resulted in the largest health insurance group in Australia.

Bupa’s efforts won them the 2009 AHRI National Award’s Wayne Cascio Award for Responsible Restructuring, and Bupa Australia, with the support of AHRI and the US Society for Human Resource Management, have created a 20 minute video case study which outlines the steps Bupa took during the integration.

If you would like more detail, there is a 40 minute video, plus a 36 page discussion guide and a companion presentation.

Every year, thousands of mergers and acquisitions – totaling trillions of dollars – take place worldwide. Though financial benefits are expected from these deals, research shows that roughly 2/3rds of M&A’s fail to live up to the expectations set for them.

This video highlights Bupa’s innovative and people-centric approach to the merger, and it identifies steps that all companies should take to ensure merger success.

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