Mergers and Acquisitions

The region has experienced a huge increases in Mergers, acquisitions, and business integrations. These present significant challenges, especially when it comes to aligning people, pay, and policies across different organisations. At The Reward Consultant, we bring specialist reward expertise to help you navigate every stage of the M&A process with clarity, control, and confidence. our M&A experience is very broad and one of our core specilisms.

We partner with HR and business leaders to assess total reward frameworks during due diligence, identifying hidden liabilities, integration risks, and opportunities for harmonisation. Our support includes analysing pay structures, benefits plans, incentive schemes, allowances, and employment terms, particularly critical in the Middle East where reward practices and entitlements can vary widely across entities and jurisdictions.

Post-deal, we guide the transition process from reward harmonisation and job mapping to executive compensation alignment and retention strategy design. We understand the sensitivities involved, and help manage both internal expectations and external optics, ensuring a people-first approach that also supports commercial success.

Our experience spans both sides of the transaction, buy-side and sell-side, and includes pre-deal strategy, integration planning, and post-merger optimisation.

Whether you're acquiring, being acquired, or planning a JV, let us help you align reward strategy with business outcomes and ensure a smoother journey for your people during times of change.