Health Check – measure the culture you buy

Yesbox Acquisition Healthcheck is an independent employee due diligence before and after a business acquisition. It measures culture, engagement (eNPS) and drivers (STARS) at the company, team and individual level – and shows the mood, what works and what you can build on. Everything that the numbers don't tell you.

Everyone who buys or is considering buying a company should do it. Because it is the people and the culture that determine whether the value in the deal can be realized.

The numbers show what the company has done. Not if the people stay.

Financial and legal due diligence gives you the history and risks on paper. But they say little about what determines the future: does the culture support your business plan? Are the key people staying? Where is the resistance to a higher rate of change?

Studies repeatedly point to culture and people as a key reason why acquisitions fail to meet their value targets. Yet it is rarely measured. That's the gap Yesbox fills.

What Yesbox Acquisition Healthcheck measures

Health Check asks questions at three levels – company, team and individual – in five key areas:

1. Development – the ability and willingness to change
2. Management – vision, values, goals, governance and capabilities
3. Culture and environment – STARS questions about team dynamics and atmosphere
4. Shipment – collaboration and communication in teams
5. Personal motivations – what motivates employees

In addition, engagement and loyalty are captured via ENPSTogether, it gives a picture beneath the surface: what strengthens, what hinders and what you have to build on.

Before buying, know what you are actually buying

Include Health Check as part of your due diligence. Then you enter the deal with your eyes open: you see the culture, the atmosphere and the risks in the organization before you sign – not after. This makes the valuation safer and the negotiation more fact-based.

After the purchase – a baseline to build on

Immediately after entry, Health Check provides a baseline measurement to start from. You see where integration needs support, which teams are driving the change, and where you need to act early. You can then track progress over time and show the board and investors that value is actually growing.

Independent, fast and confidential

Yesbox is an independent party. Employees respond confidentially, which provides more honest answers and an unbiased picture that both buyers and sellers can trust. The survey only takes a few days and does not disrupt your schedule.

Compare multiple acquisition candidates on equal terms

Because Health Check is based on the same structure and benchmarks, you can place multiple companies next to each other. This provides a common basis for decision-making when weighing candidates against each other or building a platform through multiple acquisitions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is employee due diligence?

An employee due diligence is an independent measurement of the culture, engagement and drivers of a company before or after an acquisition. It complements financial and legal due diligence by showing how the people and culture actually work – what determines whether the value in the deal can be realized.

Why is financial and legal due diligence not enough?

They show what the company has done and what risks are on paper. They say little about whether key people stay, whether the culture supports a higher rate of change or where the resistance lies. Studies repeatedly point to culture and people as a decisive reason why acquisitions do not achieve their value goals.

What measures Yesbox Acquisition Health Check?

It measures at three levels – company, team and individual – in five areas: development, leadership, culture and environment (STARS), delivery and personal drivers. It also captures engagement and loyalty via eNPS. The results show the mood, what works and what you can build on.

How quickly can a Health Check be carried out?

The survey itself typically only takes a day or two to complete, and you receive a clear report shortly thereafter. This means it can be integrated into an ongoing acquisition process without delaying the timeline, and management can act while the results are fresh.

Is the investigation independent and confidential?

Yes. Yesbox is an independent party, and employees respond confidentially. It provides more honest answers than an internal survey and an unbiased picture that both buyers and sellers can trust. The results are reported at a group level so that individual responses cannot be traced.

Can we compare multiple acquisition candidates?

Yes. Because Health Check is based on the same structure and benchmarks, you can compare multiple companies on equal terms. This provides a common basis for decision-making when weighing candidates against each other or building a platform through multiple acquisitions.

Give the acquisition a flying start

Do you want to see what you are actually buying – and what you can build on? Get in touch and we will show you the setup and what you will get out of the first measurement.

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