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employee
ALAN FERGUSSON – DIRECTOR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
benefits 0800 174048
wealth alan.fergusson@kudos-ifs.co.uk
management
www.kifs.co.uk
at
we deliver
Kudos...
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There are many areas that fall spending more, as a plan of action
into “harmonisation” after a is required where some employees
transaction, with benefits obviously may win on certain benefits, but
a huge component. not others.
We specialise in the provision of
If the two entities have vastly Flexible Benefits can also be a
Pension and Ancillary Schemes, different benefit packages, which way of getting round differences as,
Due Diligence Reporting to
are retained, this can contribute if no standard package exists, then
Venture Capitalists, Institutional Investors,
to both how can
Management Teams and Corporate
Finance Groups nationwide.
workforces
“Benefits are a huge component”
they be
not feeling different?
part of the larger company causing Having a plan of action is always
division and confusion.The our advice to all stakeholders in the
tendency is to level up benefits. deal, as some situations are easier
Pre-merger, if diligence is done, than others to harmonise and when
differences can be highlighted benefits are amended without good
and budgeted. If discovered post- communication, it can be an
merger, they simply have to be dealt emotive issue for staff during a
for further information on how we can
help you prosper, contact Jim Tennent
with. This does not always mean period of uncertainty.
0800 174 048
e: jim.tennent@kudos-ifs.co.uk www.kifs.co.uk
Acquirer Target Target location Target business description
country
– Empyrean Energy Plc LONDON Energy resource exploration and development services
– Empyrean Energy Plc LONDON Energy resource exploration and development services
GB Venture Production Plc ABERDEEN Oil and gas exploration services
GB Cairn Energy Plc EDINBURGH Oil and gas exploration and production services
GB Alkane Energy Plc EDWINSTOWE Coal mine methane producer, gas distribution services,
methane gas from abandoned coalmines extraction services
US Agriterra ST PETER PORT Acquisition vehicle, agricultural investment company
GB Petrofac ST HELIER Oil and gas project development and engineering services
GB Cairn Energy Plc EDINBURGH Oil and gas exploration and production services
– Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping Plc LONDON Oil and gas exploration services, remote electromagnetic
sensing services for the detection of offshore oil and gas deposits
– Cairn Energy Plc EDINBURGH Oil and gas exploration and production services
– Hunting Plc LONDON Oil and gas industry services
– HydroDec Group Plc LONDON Advanced oil and chemical process technology services,
oil products manufacture
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