Fractional HR Services · HR Due Diligence for M&A
Know what you are buying before you sign.
An independent review of the workforce, employment liabilities and HR compliance of a target business, for buyers, sellers and investors in UAE transactions.
- employment liabilities
- Quantified
- report for the deal team
- Red-flag
- people integration plan
- 100-day
Overview
What HR due diligence for M&A covers
In an acquisition, the people side carries real money: accrued end-of-service gratuity, untaken leave, contract and visa irregularities, and key employees who may leave. These rarely appear clearly in a data room.
We review the target’s HR records, quantify the liabilities and flag the risks. We then help you plan the first hundred days: keeping key people, aligning terms and transferring employees correctly.
Ideal for
- Buyers and investors acquiring a UAE business
- Owners preparing for a sale or an investment round
- Private equity firms and family offices
- Groups merging entities or restructuring
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What is included
What we take on for you.
Included
Headcount, structure, pay and benefits, compared with the market.
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Gratuity, leave, notice and bonus obligations calculated and totalled.
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Contracts, WPS records, visas and Emiratisation position checked.
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Who the business depends on, and what would keep them.
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How the target’s practices differ from yours, and where that matters.
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A practical people plan for the first hundred days after completion.
Our approach
How HR due diligence runs
Week 1
Step 1: Scope
Deal timeline, priorities and data requests agreed.
Weeks 1–3
Step 2: Review
Records, contracts, payroll and compliance examined.
Weeks 3–4
Step 3: Report
A red-flag report with liabilities quantified.
Before completion
Step 4: Plan
Retention, harmonisation and transfer plan.
FAQ
Questions about HR due diligence for M&A
The workforce and its cost, employment liabilities such as gratuity and untaken leave, compliance with UAE labour law and free-zone rules, key-person risk and the practical issues of integrating two teams.
Typically two to four weeks, depending on headcount and how complete the target’s records are. We work to the deal timetable agreed at the start.
Yes. Our findings are written to sit beside legal and financial due diligence, and we coordinate data requests so the target is asked for each document once.
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