Unknown technology debt
Legacy systems, supplier contracts, cyber gaps and data issues surface after the deal closes.
SERVICE / M&A TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
Integrate the business without inheriting the complexity.
A structured technology integration capability for acquisitions: from diligence and Day 1 continuity through ERP, data, infrastructure, cyber and post-close standardisation.
LINK—IT / CAPABILITY MAPACTIVE
A repeatable 90-day integration path.
00Pre-close diligenceRISK
01Day 1 continuitySTABLE
30Core systemsCONTROL
90Standard operating modelSCALE
01 / THE PROBLEM
Buying the business is the easy part. Integration creates the value.
Acquisitions arrive with different systems, suppliers, data quality and working practices. Without a clear target architecture, temporary exceptions quickly become permanent overhead.
Two ways of working
The acquired business stays operationally separate because integration choices are deferred.
Integration overload
Internal teams are expected to run BAU while also designing and delivering post-close change.
02 / CAPABILITY
From diligence to one scalable operating model.
A focused set of capabilities built around the business outcome, with clear ownership from decision through delivery.
Technology due diligence
Assess systems, contracts, infrastructure, cyber, data and critical dependencies before or immediately after close.
Day 1 readiness
Protect operational continuity across identity, access, connectivity, support, communications and key platforms.
ERP & process integration
Move the acquired business toward the target ERP and standard processes without disrupting trading.
Data migration & quality
Clean, map and govern critical customer, supplier, product, inventory and financial data.
Cyber & supplier integration
Bring access, endpoint controls, policies, third parties and risk management into the group standard.
90-day integration governance
Run a sequenced integration plan with owners, milestones, decisions, risks and measurable exit criteria.
03 / DELIVERY
Direction that turns into execution.
We keep the model deliberately simple: understand the constraint, define the target state and stay accountable for getting there.
Stabilise
Secure Day 1 operations, access, support and the critical risks.
Standardise
Move systems, data and process toward the group operating model.
Scale
Retire temporary complexity and leave a repeatable capability for the next acquisition.
04 / PROOF
Work should move a number.
The outcome may be time removed, faster decisions, better control, lower risk or commercial value, but transformation should show up somewhere measurable.
RELEVANT PROOF01
operating model, not a collection of tools
Every engagement connects strategy, architecture, delivery and measurable business outcomes.
THE LINK—IT PRINCIPLE
Commercial before technical.
We start with the business outcome, then choose the architecture, systems and delivery approach required to create it.
Explore our work05 / GOOD FIT
When this becomes urgent.
Acquisition
A deal is approaching close or has just completed.
Buy & Build
Multiple acquisitions need a repeatable integration playbook.
Erp
The target company needs to join a group ERP and data model.
Risk
Technology debt or cyber exposure is unclear before integration begins.
06 / QUESTIONS
What leadership teams usually ask.
01When should technology integration planning start?+
Ideally during diligence, when key dependencies and risks can still influence the integration plan. At minimum, Day 1 continuity and the target operating model should be understood before close.
02Can you work alongside an internal integration team?+
Yes. Link-IT can own the technology workstream or provide senior integration leadership and specialist delivery alongside internal teams and existing suppliers.
03Why a 90-day model?+
The 90-day structure creates urgency around stabilising and standardising the most important areas while recognising that some larger platform changes may continue beyond the initial integration window.
07 / NEXT
Related capability and thinking.
Build the technology your next stage needs.
Thirty minutes to understand the constraint, where technology is getting in the way and whether Link-IT is the right fit.