Are you acquisition ready?

Strategic recruitment and retention of Top Talent for business growth and seamless integration. Your key to successful acquisitions in the Life Sciences industry.

When Jazz Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: JAZZ) announced the completion of its acquisition of GW Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: GWPH), a leader in the science, development and commercialisation of cannabinoid-based prescription medicine, it was not only buying the science.

For Jazz to realise their ambition to create an innovative, high-growth, global biopharma leader in neuroscience, the top talent at GWPH would be key to the success of the deal, as well as the future growth and innovation of the newly merged businesses.

As the recruitment partner for GWPH prior to the acquisition, Talentmark was able to help the business to build a strong team that would grow with the business. This included a number of key global appointments in both the UK and USA:

Most studies show that between 70-90 percent of acquisitions fail due to integration issues, so it’s essential to get the human capital aspect right. This means recruiting and retaining people who are culturally aligned and share your vision.

Reach out to discuss how a recruitment partnership with Talentmark can help to ensure that your business is `acquisition ready` with the very best senior talent and teams already in place.