Do you need to deliver value through a merger or acquisition? Don’t fall victim to common missteps.
Leverage our experienced team. Having successfully supported more than 325 transactions, West Monroe Partners can support your M&A IT needs and help you answer these critical questions:
- What is the current state of your target’s IT strategy, systems, and business processes and could they stand in the way of success or limit future IT and Business alignment?
- Are you prepared to meet the terms of the Transition Services Agreement?
- Do you have the right expertise and resources to plan, manage, and execute the transition?
- Are you confident you can deliver the benefits promised?
Not only must you conduct thorough due diligence up front, but you also may need to overcome significant challenges when integrating the operations of two separate companies. With extensive experience and proven due diligence and integration management capabilities, West Monroe is the partner that can guide your deal from planning through successful execution.
We help private equity and strategic investors identify, create, and realize value.
- Prepare for and support post-close integration.
- Supplement your team with experienced merger and acquisition skills.
- Plan and execute carve out transactions.
- Reduce the risk of negative impact on day-to-day operations.
- Reposition over-allocated internal IT resources.
- Identify cost-saving and performance-enhancement opportunities within holding companies.
- Prepare a holding company for divestiture and/or facilitate marketability.
- Fill strategic or tactical interim roles.
Deep industry experience helps you anticipate—and overcome—the key challenges. We couple our transaction experience with deep industry knowledge help you minimize uncertainty and deliver on your investment thesis. The following is a sub-set of industries we serve:
Banking and insurance. The complexities and unfamiliar challenges of financial services acquisitions can quickly overburden existing staff, and regulatory needs can drive an extremely abbreviated timeline. In this industry, successful transactions begin with identifying the steps needed to retain customers throughout the transition.
Energy and utilities. Given both the technical and regulatory changes, including Smart Grid, transforming this industry, you will need to ensure sound strategic planning, detailed execution, and a solid understanding of the evolving landscape. We can help you coordinate the diverse teams involved, address complex cyber security requirements, establish consistent network connectivity, and integrate diverse cultures through business transformation management.
Healthcare. With deep understanding of the processes and technologies that support today’s healthcare operations, we can help you manage and address burgeoning clinical, operational, and financial data and then use it to identify and pursue new growth opportunities. At the same time, we can assist as you react to imminent healthcare reform and compliance challenges.
We invite you to learn more about our Private Equity & Alternative Investment expertise and a recent project.