Resources

Free Due Diligence Checklist

Don't miss critical risks that could derail your deal.

Our comprehensive due diligence checklist helps you identify and assess key people, leadership, and culture risks before they impact deal value.

Developed from experience across nearly 100 transactions, this practical tool ensures your HR due diligence is thorough, strategic, and focused on what truly matters.

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Due Diligence Toolkit

Navigate obstacles that determine deal success.

Our comprehensive integration toolkit provides HR and M&A leaders with practical frameworks, templates, and guides for every phase of the deal lifecycle.

From cultural assessment to day-one planning and leadership alignment, these field-tested resources help you navigate integration challenges with confidence and drive measurable results.

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Books

"One of the things I love about this book is that it is straightforward and practical. Dr. Kendrick does not spout theories, but instead gives solid, actionable guidance so that anyone can follow along with the M&R process. Great tool!" ~ Nicholas L

The HR Practitioner's Guide to Cultural Integration in M&A

Overcome culture clash to drive measurable deal value

According to Harvard Business School research, over 70% of corporate mergers and acquisitions destroy shareholder value. These failed transactions don't just negatively impact buyers—they impair customers, weaken suppliers, and damage careers. When deals fail, business leaders frequently point to cultural differences as the culprit.

Dr. Klint Kendrick draws from his experience leading HR workstreams on deals for companies like Boeing, Oracle, and SC Johnson to provide a practical roadmap for successful cultural integration. This eagerly awaited follow-up to his best-selling Due Diligence guide helps you identify the root causes of culture clash and overcome them for deal success.

In this step-by-step guide, you'll discover:

How paying attention to culture creates or destroys deal value

The five key drivers of culture clash and how to spot them before they derail your deal

Three deal-specific questions that make cultural integration more effective

A powerful method to determine which cultural elements must be attended to first

More than a dozen leading practices for effective cultural integration

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The HR Practitioner's Guide to M&A Due Diligence

Identify critical people risks before they derail your deal.

Over 80% of mergers and acquisitions fail to meet objectives, with a quarter of business leaders pointing to avoidable problems with people, leadership, and culture as the primary causes. When deals fail, they destroy billions in value, affecting companies, employees, retirees, and entire communities.

Dr. Klint Kendrick draws from his experience leading dozens of transactions and chairing the HR M&A Roundtable to provide a practical roadmap for successful due diligence. This essential guide helps you tackle the most vexing people issues that arise during business sales and acquisitions, ensuring your deals beat the overwhelming odds of failure.

In this step-by-step guide, you'll discover:

How people, leadership, and culture issues determine if your M&A succeeds or fails

The six vital areas HR must explore for effective due diligence

Eight powerful methods for extracting critical data to uncover problems earlier

Four fundamental ways to mitigate HR risks that would otherwise doom your deal

A no-nonsense approach to assessing and retaining top talent during M&A

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One of the worst things that can happen in M&A is key people quit right after the deal is closed. This book guides you through diligence from an HR lens, but branches to key functions of diligence; financial, operations, compliance, leadership, etc. ~ Kison P

YouTube Channel

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Subscribe to our YouTube channel where you’ll find videos of experts sharing their thoughts on the people, leadership, and culture issues that arise in M&A.

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Master Your Merger Podcast

Where deal strategy and people strategy meet.

Hosted by Klint Kendrick

This show explores how HR, corporate development, and private equity leaders unlock value by putting culture, leadership, and talent first.

Through candid conversations and real-world case studies, you'll learn what truly drives M&A success — from the inside out.

What You’ll Hear:

Expert interviews with M&A practitioners

Case studies on real-world integrations

People-first approaches that unlock deal value

Practical tips for HR, corp dev, and PE leaders

Whether you're navigating your first acquisition or leading post-merger integration at scale, this podcast gives you the clarity, community, and tools to succeed — all through the lens of human capital.

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Podcast Resources

M&A Science Podcast

This M&A podcast, and friend of the HR M&A Roundtable, aims to challenge the status quo of the M&A industry. The host, Kison Patel, is a former M&A buy-side advisor and the CEO and Founder of DealRoom. Kison interviews experts from management teams, corporate development, advisory banks, and more. M&A Science has thousands of listeners per month and has featured guests from notable companies such as Google, Cisco, and Paynet, each giving a unique perspective into the ever-changing world of M&A.

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