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How can you navigate the 2025 economic landscape to drive M&A success? That was the focus of our event last night, co-hosted with Partners&, and what an evening it was! A huge thank you to our fantastic speakers; Paul Mount, Deputy Agent, Bank of England, Heather Martin, Head of M&A, Q5, Julie Scott, Client Director – M&A, Partners& and Tim O'Connor, CEO, The Fabric Group for sharing their expert insights, and to all our guests for joining us at the Lamborghini showroom in Leeds. The night was filled with invaluable takeaways for M&A leaders looking to stay ahead in an evolving economic climate. Want to hear about future Q5 events? Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/e-sY3TTp Interested in speaking with one of our M&A experts? Register your details here: https://lnkd.in/eDfVCpZH Annabel Tonge David Lane Georgie Balcon Melissa Dunn Sharon Rice-Oxley (FCIPD) Shauna McDonald Anna F. Heather Martin #MergersandAcquisitions #Leeds #LeedsBusiness

Wishing you a peaceful Ramadan from all of us at Q5. May this month bring time for reflection, unity, and calm, as well as peace and prosperity to you and your loved ones. Ramadan Mubarak.

If you’re attending Innovation 2025 make sure to catch Q5’s Adam Lewis on the Impact Stage for an insightful session on how a Strategy Management Office (SMO) can be the key to achieving mission goals and delivering real, sustainable change. With the Government’s 5 Missions setting ambitious goals for public service transformation, success depends on strategic planning, relentless execution, and a new approach to delivery. Adam will share insights from major global transformation programmes, showing how an SMO can bridge the gap between ambition and execution, delivering tangible, long-term change. 📍 Where? Impact Stage ⏰ When? Tuesday 25th March, 11:45 – 12:05 #Innovation2025 #MissionDelivery #StrategicExecution #PublicSectorTransformation

Are you an undergraduate with an interest in the future of work and a potential career in consulting? Our Futures Taskforce brings together students from universities across the UK to explore exciting themes around the workforce and what the future of work could look like. This is a unique opportunity to: ✨ Collaborate with a leading global Management Consultancy ✨ Build your network with industry professionals and peers ✨ Gain insights into shaping tomorrow’s organisations 📸 Take a look at the below photos to get a glimpse into life as part of the Q5 Futures Taskforce – and see what you could be a part of. Applications are now open for our 2025/26 Futures Taskforce. Apply now to take part: https://lnkd.in/eiNxxFcx The deadline for applications is 7/4/25 #StudentOpportunities #Consulting #ConsultingCareers

Just one day to go until our exclusive event with Partners& at Lamborghini Leeds! M&A leaders will come together to share insights and explore the implications of the latest economic measures. Expect TED Talk-style discussions, expert insights, and unrivalled networking in the iconic Lamborghini showroom. Spaces are now very limited – secure your spot here: https://lnkd.in/eHWdznRU 📅 When: 27th February 2025, 17:45 - 20:00 📍 Where: Lamborghini Leeds #MergersandAcquisitions #Leeds #LeedsBusiness #LeedsEvents #StrategicGrowth

Culture isn’t just a critical consideration in M&A - it’s key to unlocking commercial performance and value for all businesses. Most organisations agree that ‘people topics,’ including culture, are fundamental to maximising value in acquisitions and divestments. Yet too often, culture is seen as something for HR to manage alone, rather than a business-owned accountability. With more than two-thirds of M&A activity failing to deliver value, addressing cultural integration is critical. We recently used our culture diagnostic tool for an organisation post-acquisition. By analysing data from both the existing and acquired organisations, we identified the cultural strengths to celebrate and preserve, as well as potential challenges to address. Emma Smith (Nineham), our Culture Lead at Q5 explains more in the below video... Curious about how we can help your organisation put culture at the heart of M&A success or want to find out more about our culture diagnostic tool? Register your details and one of our experts will get in touch: https://lnkd.in/ePrVn36F Heather Martin, Head of M&A Emma Smith (Nineham), Culture Lead #MergersAndAcquisitions #OrganisationalHealth #Q5 #DataDriven

How does Q5 drive M&A success in Media? Editorial teams have unique cultures, cadence, rhythms and rituals, vocabulary, processes, deadlines, technology, measures, interpretations of success, personalities. Post-merger there must be a clear ‘transformation strategy’ that very deliberately decides: 💡What is fundamental to the unique voice and must remain unchanged 💡What is fundamental to driving the benefits envisaged in the acquisition logic and must change 💡What change might be left to evolve over time as content strategies, formats, technology and personalities change. ⚠️ Value is quickly destroyed if the creative output is undermined, and audiences start to decline. The benefits of bringing together commercial propositions and teams, economies of scale in technology, product development, and central services can be more immediate and should be realised relatively quickly to avoid the risk of inefficiencies becoming embedded. Having a transformation plan that invests in creating a shared, balanced, vision for success that goes beyond core processes and includes values, behaviours and an updated operating model is a small investment in success. Our experience of work in a broad range of editorial, commercial, and product teams gives us the sensitivity to create a change that energises teams and drives performance. Want to find out more about how we help media companies drive value from their M&A activities? Register your details and one of our M&A experts will get in touch: https://lnkd.in/esvfj_Pt Graham Page, Global Head of Media Heather Martin, Head of M&A #MergersAndAcquisitions #OrganisationalHealth #Q5 #Media

Are you a problem-solver with a passion for business transformation? Q5 is looking for talented Consultants with 12–24 months of management consulting experience to join our London team. As an award-winning consulting firm, we help organisations navigate change, improve performance, and build resilient cultures - and we’d love for you to be part of it. What you’ll do: ✔ Solve complex business challenges across industries ✔ Conduct research, analyse data, and develop strategic recommendations ✔ Collaborate with senior teams to design and implement impactful solutions 📍 London-based role | 12 - 24 months management consulting experience required | Apply now: https://lnkd.in/eu6vTuBZ #ConsultingJobs #ConsultingCareers #HiringNow #LondonJobs

Are you an undergraduate looking to gain experience in a global consulting firm and help shape the future of work?  🌐Join our 2025 Futures Taskforce! 🌐Our Futures Taskforce unites bright minds from universities across the UK to delve into crucial discussions on the evolving workforce landscape and the future of work. Discover more about our Taskforce in the below video 👇 Applications are open until 7/4/25. Don't miss out on this opportunity to take part! Apply now: https://lnkd.in/e9QVzMaD #UndergraduateOpportunity #Consulting

How do you maintain the value of your M&A in the 1, 5, 10 years post-acquisition? At Q5, we focus on driving organisational performance in deals, to deliver sustainable results, setting your business on the path to achieve your future strategy. We have a proven track record of delivering sustainable results through the deal lifecycle 👇 📩 Register your details and one of our M&A experts will reach out to explore how we can help you maximise M&A value and performance at all stages of the deal lifecycle: https://lnkd.in/e36p-WdR Heather Martin, Head of M&A Anna Fairhurst, Head of Strategic Growth #MergersAndAcquisitions #OrganisationalHealth #Q5 #SuccessStories