Articles: Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures  Articles RSS Feed 11/02/10Human Resources Outsourcing: Losing Control of the ContractWhere are we as HR professionals when our service contract is assigned or the provider is bought? 05/13/10The Convergys/Northgate UnionNorthgateArinso (NGA), based in Norcross, Ga., announced in early March 2010 its purchase of most of the HRO business conducted by Cincinnati-based Convergys. How will this marriage work? And what's in it for each party? 11/06/09On the Xerox-ACS Merger EquaTerra's Lowell Williams analyzes what Xerox's purchase of ACS could mean for the HR outsourcing industry. 10/23/09Outsourcing Industry Mergers Spell Bad News for ITThose customers who are shopping around for infrastructure providers may notice a change in their options. The forecast calls for more mergers in the IT outsourcing industry and that means more headaches for IT groups. Brace yourself for decreased competition, increased service disruption, and other woes. 10/14/09Cultures and PersonalitiesA serious issue lies in the matching of the culture of the client company to the service personality of the provider chosen. 09/25/08Be Prepared for When Your HR Service Provider is AcquiredWhen your service provider is acquired it may throw your business into flux. But Bill Thomas suggests if you're already prepared you could turn the situation to your advantage.