When the deal is done, the hardest work begins.
People-centred integration and divestiture programs for complex, high-value transactions.
Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures are amongst the most complex, high-stakes change events an organisation can face. The financial and strategic logic of a transaction can be sound — but without disciplined people and change management, integration targets are missed, talent walks out the door, and cultures clash rather than converge.
TMB Global Solutions has led change management for transactions collectively worth approximately $40 billion, including a $30 billion gold mining acquisition — the largest in its history — and a $1.72 billion global packaging divestment. We bring proven methodology, executive-level relationships and operational rigour to every transaction we support.
What we deliver
Pre-Deal Change Readiness
Assess organisational capacity for change and identify people risks before the deal closes.
Workforce Separation and Transition
Manage the people impacts of divestitures and separations, including consultation obligations, redundancies and workforce communications.
Executive and Leadership Alignment
Align the new leadership team around a shared vision, operating model and communication approach from day one.
Stakeholder and Communications Management
Design and deliver tailored communications for employees, customers, regulators and other key stakeholders throughout the transaction lifecycle.
Integration Change Strategy
Develop and mobilise a people-centred integration roadmap aligned to day-one, first-100-days and steady-state milestones.
Cultural Integration
Assess cultural differences between merging entities and design programs to build a unified, high-performing culture post-transaction.
Synergy Realisation Support
Ensure the people-side of synergy capture is managed with appropriate change and communications support.
Retention Risk Management
Identify and mitigate retention risks for key talent through targeted engagement and communications strategies.
Selected transaction experience
Two Global Mining Corporations — $30 billion AUD value
Led change management for the People and Culture workstream of the largest gold mining acquisition in history, including Procurement, Respect@Work and HRIS integration programs.
Large Packaging Solutions Provider — $1.72 billion AUD deal
Change Lead for the divestment of the Australasian Fibre business, managing the transition of 4,000+ employees to a wholly owned subsidiary of a major paper corporation.
Global Logistics Firm — Transport Divestment
Enterprise Change Lead for the separation of a transport division to a private equity firm, managing the people transition of 10,000+ employees across 21 workstreams.
$30 billion
Global gold mining acquisition
$1.72 billion
Packaging sell-off
10,000
Plus
staff moved at logistics firm
21
workstreams managed simultaneously