29Bison Ideas, Insights & Inspiration
Welcome to the 29Bison blog, your go-to source for expert insights into human capital strategies, particularly within the private equity landscape. Here, we cover topics such as due diligence, value creation, succession planning, and critical role identification, helping investors and business leaders optimize their talent strategies. Each article explores how effective human resources practices—like comprehensive HR audits and proactive succession planning—drive business success by improving employee retention, aligning corporate culture, and ensuring seamless transitions in leadership.
Whether you're preparing for an acquisition, aiming to boost organizational performance, or seeking a competitive edge through human capital management, the 29Bison blog offers essential guidance to enhance and protect the value of your investments.
Human Capital Due Diligence
What’s in a Human Capital Diligence Report: A Guide
You’re about to sign an LOI on an add-on, and you need to decide how much people-risk you’re...Why Private Equity Changes Construction HR Playbooks
Private equity is no longer a fringe player in construction—it’s reshaping how contractors,...A Critical Guide to Choosing HR Diligence Providers
Private equity sponsors don’t lose money on deals because the model was elegant. They lose money...How to Quantify HR Liabilities in M&A Deals
In middle market M&A, the fastest way to lose control of a deal model is to treat people risks as...Essential Guide to Human Capital Due Diligence in PE
Private equity teams win in the middle market by underwriting what others miss. Yet in many...How to Evaluate Human Capital Due Diligence
Private equity teams don’t lose value in middle market transactions because the model was wrong....How to Turn HR Due Diligence Into a 100-Day Plan
Deal teams don’t lose value because they missed a clause in the purchase agreement. They lose value...Why Human Capital Is Now Critical in Private Equity
Private equity has always been a talent business—only now the market makes that impossible to...Why Human Capital Strategy Is Critical in PE-Backed Growth
Growth used to be a function of capital and a plan. Now it’s a function of capacity and clarity. As...Topics
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- Cultural Assessment (5)
- Culture (14)
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- Due Diligence (19)
- Employee Engagement (4)
- ESG (3)
- Executive Assessment (10)
- Exit Planning (2)
- Fractional HR (39)
- Fractional HR Operating Partner (6)
- howthedealwasdone (2)
- HR Audit (13)
- HR Due Diligence (30)
- HR Integration (9)
- Human Capital Due Diligence (41)
- Human Resources Due Diligence (2)
- Leadership (19)
- Leadership Assessment (5)
- loveatwork (1)
- M&A (26)
- PEO (5)
- Podcast (7)
- Portfolio Company (15)
- Post-Transaction Integration (3)
- Private Equity (47)
- Representations and Warranties Insurance (1)
- Value Creation (28)
