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M&A People & Transformation Consultant

M&A People & Transformation Consultant

Is your organisation prepared for its next stage of growth?

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HR M&A Consulting | Transformation Leader | Global HR transformation & organisational change

What's the cost of getting this wrong?

Organisations that invest in leadership, organisation design and people strategy build stronger culture and protect business value.

Key employees that leave within twelve months of an acquisition.

47%

Higher productivity in highly engaged teams (Poorly managed organisational change reduces employee engagement).

14-18%

The potential cost of replacing 25 leavers on an average salary of £47k.

£1.17M

Of value loss happens after implementation, when organisations fail to embed the change into business as usual.

20%

Of deals fail due to a failure to strategically identify and address people issues.

NEARLY50%

Long-term business value starts with your people

Leadership, culture and organisation design are the foundations of long-term business value.

I help organisations strengthen those foundations to protect value, improve performance and create lasting commercial success.

How I can help

Whether you're preparing for a sale, integrating an acquisition, reshaping your organisation or investing in stronger leadership, I provide practical, commercially focused advice that helps organisations navigate change with confidence.

Preparing to Sell
Your Business

Prepare your leadership, organisation and culture before a transaction to reduce risk, increase buyer confidence and maximise business value.

Prepare for a Successful Sale

Integrating
an Acquisition

Protect your investment through people due diligence, leadership alignment, culture integration and organisation design that accelerates post deal performance.

Maximise Post-Acquisition Value

Organisational Transformation

Create stronger organisations by aligning structure to strategy, evolving operating models and building leadership capability.

Lead Change with Confidence

Leadership
Coaching

Support CEOs and leadership teams to lead confidently through growth, uncertainty and change.

Strengthen Your Leadership

HR Career
Coaching

Help ambitious HR professionals develop the confidence, capability and strategic thinking to take the next step in their careers.

Take the Next Step in Your HR Career

Your people are your greatest
investment

Are you protecting the value you've built?

Most organisations don't notice value disappearing until it's already happened.

By then, experienced people have left, taking with them knowledge. Momentum has slowed and rebuilding capability becomes significantly more expensive than protecting it in the first place.

My role is to help organisations recognise these risks early, strengthen leadership capability and create the organisational foundations that prevent people challenges becoming commercial problems.

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How I work

Every organisation faces different challenges. That's why I don't believe in generic frameworks or one-size-fits-all consulting.

I work alongside leaders to understand what success looks like for their organisation, identify the people risks that could stand in the way and develop practical strategies that create lasting commercial impact.

Let's start with a conversation
01

Align

Understand your organisation, leadership capability and people risks.

02

Design

Create the organisation structure, leadership and culture needed to achieve your goals.

03

Embed

Support leaders and teams to make change stick and realise long-term value.

Simona, People & Culture and Transformation consultant

Trusted by leaders and HR teams

"Simona has completed an assignment for us at a scaling, PE backed SaS business, focusing on organisation design…she helped the business traverse change, make the right business-based decisions and handle the people issues and challenges around a reorganisation with high levels of emotional intelligence and skill. Simona is an insightful people and organisational design strategist and deliverer. She brings her coaching skills to life in every interaction and leaves people feeling valued and valuable. I have no hesitation recommending Simona"

People Strategist, RMM People

“I worked with Simona to support a critical post-merger integration programme, with a primary focus on organisational design…impacting our people across multiple geographies, working closely with leadership and department heads. Simona understood the priorities of each department, providing informed challenge and guidance to leaders. Her credibility, stakeholder engagement skills and collaborative approach were vital. Simona also contributed to the harmonisation of core processes and supported our preparation for EU pay transparency. She brought valuable expertise to the development of our new job architecture and levelling framework. Her knowledgeable, collaborative, and professional approach has been a pleasure to work alongside”

Chief People Officer, Benifex

“Having worked with Simona for a number of years I was consistently impressed by her practical, ownership-driven approach to HR leadership. She challenges constructively, cuts through complexity, and focuses the team on delivering tangible outcomes”

Chief People Officer, Deltatre

“I had the pleasure of being coached by Simona as I was starting a new role…her support and constructive, objective approach was invaluable in building my confidence and allowing me to focus on what I was capable of. She has a wealth of knowledge and experience to draw insight and advice from. Simona supported me, challenged me and has been invaluable in my professional development. Thank you Simona!”

HR, Upper Canada UK

Supporting leaders through their biggest business decisions

Whether you're preparing for a sale, integrating an acquisition, leading organisational transformation or investing in stronger leadership, I work alongside CEOs, founders and Chief People Officers to help protect business value through commercially focused people strategy.

Talk through your challenge

You're making decisions that shape your organisation

I help you bring clarity to complex people challenges before they become commercial risks.

You need advice that's commercially grounded

Every recommendation is aligned with business outcomes, not HR theory.

You want direct access
to senior expertise

You'll work directly with me from our first conversation through to delivery.

You want change
that lasts

Together, we'll strengthen leadership, embed lasting change and build long-term organisational capability.

Protecting business value

Practical tools for preparing for mergers, acquisitions and organisational change.

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Every organisation's challenge is different

Whether you're planning for change or responding to it, a discovery call gives us the opportunity to explore your goals, discuss your challenges and decide whether I'm the right person to help.

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