M&A.
M&A integration and separation. Integrating, separating and ring-fencing technology through every deal.
Transactions are won or lost in execution
Value is created or destroyed after signing. Diligence often fails to set out a route to synergies, and technology separation and integration are usually the longest and most complex workstreams.
Of deals achieve their synergy targets.
CFA Institute and Fortune analysis, via Acquisition StarsOf the time, pre-merger due diligence failed to provide an adequate roadmap for capturing synergies.
McKinsey, A perspective on creating transformational value from mergersValue uplift seen in carve-outs, mainly from exiting transition service agreements early.
PwC, How expediting TSA exits can unlock deal valueFill in: check the figures from CFA Institute and Fortune analysis, via Acquisition Stars against the original before launch
Four kinds of deal
We support every direction a deal can take.
Acquire
Finding and assessing targets, with commercial, operational and technology due diligence and deal support.
Merge and integrate
Day One readiness, then bringing systems, data and teams together without disrupting customers.
Carve out and separate
Standing up a business on its own, with transition service agreements, data ring-fencing and resilient migration.
Divest and exit
Exit readiness, vendor due diligence and separation planning, so the business sells on its strengths.
What we deliver
M&A integration and separation: the services within this step.
Technology due diligence
An independent view of a target’s technology, risks and costs before you commit.
Day One readiness
Everything needed to trade safely from the first day of ownership.
Merger integration
Bringing systems, data and teams together without disrupting customers.
Standalone build
Standing up a divested business on its own technology, people and processes.
Transition service agreements
Designing, managing and exiting transition service agreements early, eliminating cost for services no longer required.
Data ring-fencing and clean rooms
Making sure each side only sees the data it is entitled to, before and after completion, including paper and archived records.
Migration with operational resilience
Testing, rollback plans and governance a regulator would accept.
Exit readiness and vendor due diligence
Evidence of sustained improvement and a clean separation plan, ready for the next owner.
Who this is for
Evidence from the market
Published results from other organisations. Not North Axiom results.
the fine imposed on TSB after its 2018 migration, part of its separation from Lloyds, which affected all branches and a significant share of its 5.2 million customers.
Financial Conduct Authority, TSB fined for operational resilience failingsvalue uplift PwC has seen in carve-outs, mainly from exiting transition service agreements early.
PwC, How expediting TSA exits can unlock deal valueacquisitions by Danaher between 2001 and 2006, each brought onto the same operating system.
Kaizen Institute, Danaher case studyFill in: check each figure against its source before launch
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The North Axiom capabilities behind this service.
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Case studies are illustrative and context-specific. Outcomes depend on operating conditions, implementation and other factors, and similar results should not be assumed.