Tag archives: Towers Watson

Change-in-control severance and its impact on key talent retention

By Troy Ungerman (Toronto) on October 19, 2016 Posted in Employment and labour, M&A

As discussed in previous posts written by my colleagues Victoria Riley and Sara Josselyn, key talent retention is an important consideration for parties to a proposed M&A transaction. The uncertainty of a potential transaction may cause key employees to seek work elsewhere, which could in turn, jeopardize the deal itself. A change-in-control (CIC) severance agreement, … Continue reading

Employee retention: good people equals better results

By nrfdigitalteam on October 29, 2015 Posted in Corporate finance, Employment and labour

Human capital is a critical component of any merger or acquisition. High profit margins and synergistic gains cannot be realized without key talent who are able to motivate employees to achieve high levels of performance. Although there is no simple solution to retaining top performers, retention strategies should be adopted in any merger or acquisition. … Continue reading