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    M&A INTEGRATION

    M&A benefits integration starts with a complete view of every plan.

    After a deal, you inherit plans you have never seen, or you need a clear record of what goes with a business you sell. Origin™ brings every plan, vendor and cost into one structured view.
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    Common M&A benefits integration challenges

    Without one structured record, every comparison and every separation starts from the beginning, under deal pressure. 
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    Acquired benefit plans

    The deal has closed, but you still can't say what the acquired company offers, what it costs or how it compares to yours.

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    Benefits harmonization

    You need to harmonize plans, but the data is in different formats and languages, with nothing to compare them against.

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    Divestitures and carve-outs

    A business unit is being sold, and you can't say with confidence which plans, contracts and vendors go with it.

    VISIBILITY · SEE IT

    One inventory of acquired and existing benefit plans

    Plans, vendors and costs from both businesses in one structured record, so integration starts from facts.
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    Global benefits inventory

    Every plan in every country in one place, so you can answer “what did we acquire?” with confidence.

    Document translation
    Vendor contracts
    Monitor dashboards
    INTELLIGENCE · DECIDE IT

    Benefit comparison across countries and plans

    See where acquired plans differ from yours, so harmonization decisions rest on evidence.
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    Benefit comparison
    Compare two benefits side by side, section by section, so eligibility and coverage differences show at a glance.
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    Duplicate coverage insight
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    GOVERNANCE · RUN IT

    A recorded process for integration and separation

    Every change and decision is recorded, so harmonization follows one process and the history stays with the data.
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    Renewals workflows
    Tasks, decisions and approvals at each renewal, so harmonization changes follow one recorded process.
    Vendor and contract mapping
    Benefit audit trail
    Data exports

    What this looks like in practice

    How benefits teams use Origin when a business is bought, or plans need to come together.
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    ACQUIRED BENEFIT PLANS

    A structured benefits comparison during a multi-billion-dollar acquisition

    A global pharma company used Origin to compare and merge benefits during a multi-billion-dollar acquisition. Instead of building the comparison by hand, the team worked from structured data. Their reaction to the output was one word: “WOW.”

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    POST-ACQUISITION INTEGRATION

    Acquisitions in four countries, one view of the inherited benefits

    A US healthcare provider almost doubled its Latin American workforce through acquisitions in four countries. It inherited benefits it could not easily see. Origin now gives the team one view of them, so it can plan improvements for the next budget.

    "After the acquisition we have some legacy provisions… Origin is helping us to understand the benefit side to do the improvement for the next budget."

    Total Rewards and Cost Planning lead, US healthcare provider
    M&A benefits integration

    FAQs
    What is M&A benefits integration?

    M&A benefits integration is the work of bringing an acquired company's benefit plans, vendors and costs into the buyer's program. It means building an inventory of what was acquired, comparing it with existing plans and deciding what to harmonize, and when. In a divestiture, the same work decides which plans go with the business being sold.

    Is Origin a due diligence or data room tool?
    When can we load an acquired company's benefits data?
    Can we start using Origin in the middle of a deal?

    See how Origin supports M&A benefits integration.

    Start with one priority, such as a recent acquisition, one country or the next renewal, and build from there.
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