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Software co. navigates acquisition through hard times​

Context

A software company recently acquired a complementary industry leader and is navigating a complex integration to build a unified, agile, and scalable organization—while continuing to deliver world-class service to 2,000+ leading brands.​

Value Created

$36M in productivity savings​
enabling innovation and growing enterprise value​
$18M additional savings​
than originally scoped
5 months ahead of TSA exit​
reducing expenses from corporate allocations​

People

VALUE LEVERS

  1. Unified organizational design​
  2. Embedded acquisition leadership​​

HOW WE DID IT

  • Implemented a unified org structure within 100 days to improve accountability, decision-making, and scalability while reducing compensation and benefits costs by 14%​
  • Paired seasoned executives side-by-side with client’s functional leaders to inject deep acquisition and transformation expertise throughout the organization​

Process

VALUE LEVERS

  1. Accelerated TSA exit and cost reduction
  2. Integration governance and execution​

HOW WE DID IT

  • Negotiated favorable TSAs and fast-tracked separation activities to exit nearly ¾ of TSA services in under a year, driving a 64% reduction in corporate allocation expenses​
  • Established an Integration Management Office with strong governance to coordinate nearly 60 integration projects across technology, security, and compliance, enabling independence ahead of schedule