Programme Management & Governance - M&A
Integration workstreams that begin after deal close rather than during due diligence miss the window to identify and sequence operational dependencies correctly. The first 100 days then become reactive rather than controlled.
Decisions about which systems, processes, and team structures survive the integration are often deferred to avoid disruption. Deferred decisions become permanent ambiguity - and permanent ambiguity is expensive.
Integration programmes that treat the people dimension as a communications exercise rather than a structural one suffer avoidable attrition of the talent the acquisition was made to retain.
System landscapes that cannot be reconciled without significant rework - ERP, CRM, finance, and data infrastructure - are consistently the source of integration delay and cost overrun.
Integration requires decisions at a pace that normal BAU governance cannot support. Without a dedicated integration governance structure, decision velocity slows and momentum is lost.
The synergies and value drivers that justified the deal are rarely tracked with the same rigour post-close as they were modelled pre-deal. Assured Velocity builds value realisation tracking into the integration programme from day one.
Assured Velocity provides independent integration leadership and advisory across the full deal lifecycle. Typical scope includes:
No vendor relationships, no implementation revenue. Assured Velocity's only interest is a well-governed integration that realises the deal value.
Practitioners with direct experience across PE-backed integrations, corporate acquisitions, and carve-outs - understanding the different pressures each creates.
Process, technology, data, people, and governance - the integration dimensions that determine whether a deal creates or destroys value, addressed as a connected whole.
| Product | Fee | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Discovery Scan | £5,000 | 5 days | Learn more → |
| Company Wide Diagnostic | Bespoke | Up to 120 days | Learn more → |
| Programme Recovery & Stabilisation | Bespoke | Programme-based | Learn more → |
The earlier integration planning begins, the better the outcome. Start with a 30-minute call to establish where the risk is and what a useful first step looks like.
We take on a limited number of engagements each quarter.
“The operational due diligence found three issues that would have hit the value creation plan in the first year. We renegotiated the price.”
“The integration programme was already stalling six weeks post-close. Assured Velocity reset the governance and got us back on plan.”
“They gave us an independent view of the target's operating model before we committed. The findings changed how we structured the deal.”
“The 100-day plan they built gave the portfolio company and the fund a shared view of what needed to happen and who owned it.”
“System fragmentation post-acquisition was creating reporting chaos. They fixed the root cause in six weeks without disrupting the combined business.”
“The due diligence report was the most operationally rigorous we had seen. Gave us the confidence to proceed and the roadmap to close the gaps.”
“The operational due diligence found three issues that would have hit the value creation plan in the first year. We renegotiated the price.”
“The integration programme was already stalling six weeks post-close. Assured Velocity reset the governance and got us back on plan.”
“They gave us an independent view of the target's operating model before we committed. The findings changed how we structured the deal.”
“The 100-day plan they built gave the portfolio company and the fund a shared view of what needed to happen and who owned it.”
“System fragmentation post-acquisition was creating reporting chaos. They fixed the root cause in six weeks without disrupting the combined business.”
“The due diligence report was the most operationally rigorous we had seen. Gave us the confidence to proceed and the roadmap to close the gaps.”