Our vision is to become the foremost partner for the people side of every M&A transaction, leading the way in providing exceptional talent solutions and strategic HR support. We aspire to be the top-of-mind choice for organizations seeking seamless and successful mergers and acquisitions, where our commitment to people, innovation, and excellence transforms every due diligence and integration into an opportunity for growth and prosperity.
We focus on the people side of the M&A deal lifecycle. We bring over 25 years of combined HR M&A knowledge, leadership and expertise to bring agility and best-in-class support for deal work to maximize deal value.
Partner with clients to plan and deliver the “nuts and bolts” for HR due diligence and integration/ separation through the following:
Nuts & Bolts:
HR M&A PMO & Program Management
HR Due Diligence Plan
HR Integration or Separation Plan
Change Management & Comms
Close and Post Close Plan
Partner with clients to build internal HR M&A capability for deal readiness
Coach clients intending to sell or carve out the business for HR processes and systems readiness
Capability & Readiness:
Information Gathering
Analysis & Assessment
Recommendations
Execution
Partner with clients to develop and build critical documentation, templates and reports necessary for HR deal planning, transaction execution and integration/separation execution
Tools:
HR M&A / COE Playbook
Stakeholder Plan Template
Sample HR DD Request List
Communications Plan Template
Sample On-Site Agenda
HR Status Update Slide
HR M&A Immersion Deck
HR M&A Workplan (Project Plan, RACI, Checklists, etc.)
A multi-disciplinary consultant that has provided end-to-end M&A leadership and execution. Expertise includes integration planning and execution, organizational design and alignment and HR due diligence. Anthony brings agility, influence, collaboration, scalability, and simplicity to the highly dynamic M&A process by drawing from his unique combination of leadership and experience in M&A integration, Finance, Ops, Corporate Strategy, Human Resources, and Data Analytics. Anthony holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration.
23+ years of global HR leadership experience spanning startup, manufacturing, and enterprise-level organizations. Founder of Pillar & Compass, HR Advisors, guiding organizations through transformational HR strategy and execution. Extensive experience leading HR due diligence and integration for 15 acquisitions, including global organization transformations, large-scale manufacturing startups, and specialized manufacturing operations. Skilled in aligning HR strategy to business objectives, building and leading high-performing teams, and supporting thousands of employees worldwide. Brings proven expertise in change leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and post-merger integration.
