Independent oversight of platform consolidation after a merger, acquisition, or carve-out — for the board that wants the integration to actually deliver the synergies the deal thesis promised.
The deal closed. Now two technology stacks, two sets of vendor relationships, and two teams with different tools and different habits need to become one — or, in a carve-out, one stack needs to become two, cleanly, without breaking either side. This is where a meaningful share of deal value is actually won or lost, well after the transaction itself is done, and it’s rarely governed with the same rigour the deal process itself received.
That is what this engagement is.
Two stages. A fixed-fee integration review to establish the plan, followed by ongoing oversight quoted on the actual scope and duration of your integration or separation.
No implementation work. No commissions. No relationship with either side’s existing vendors or systems integrators that could compromise independence.
Why clients commission independent oversight
- The deal thesis assumed technology synergies that now need to be actually captured, and the board wants independent tracking of whether they’re being realised.
- Two technology teams with different tools, standards, and cultures need to be reconciled, and neither side is a neutral party to lead that process.
- A carve-out requires cleanly separating shared systems without breaking either the retained business or the divested one, and that separation carries genuine technical risk.
- Integration timelines are slipping and the board wants an independent read on why, separate from either team’s own account.
Who this is for
Boards and integration leads managing platform consolidation after a merger or acquisition, or system separation as part of a carve-out.
PE sponsors overseeing portfolio company integration who want independent tracking of technology synergy realisation.
Who this is not for
Buyers or sellers still evaluating whether to do the deal — that’s Technology Due Diligence or the sell-side equivalent, the pre-transaction work that precedes this.
Organisations wanting the integration itself executed. We govern and verify; execution is delivered by the internal teams or a systems integrator.
Stage one: the Integration Review
€15,000. Three to four weeks. An independent assessment of both technology estates, the specific synergies or separation requirements the deal thesis depends on, the integration risks specific to this combination, and a written integration or separation plan. Delivered as a written report and board presentation.
Stage two: ongoing oversight
Where the Integration Review surfaces a genuine need for continued independent oversight through execution — tracking synergy realisation against the plan, providing a neutral escalation point between the two teams — this is scoped and quoted separately, based on the integration’s actual duration and complexity.
What this is not
A substitute for internal integration management. We provide independent oversight and a neutral perspective; the internal teams still execute.
A guarantee synergies are realised. What independent oversight can do is track progress honestly and surface problems while there’s still time to act on them.
Proof
References available on request.
What happens next
Start a ConversationThirty minutes. We confirm where your integration or separation actually stands and whether to start with the Integration Review or discuss ongoing oversight directly.