From Diligence to Integration
Mergers lose value in the first 90 days, not in the boardroom, but when two organisations try to move together without a shared plan. We provide that plan before Day 1.
Integration That Keeps the Deal Value In
Most integration plans focus on cost synergies and legal close. They underinvest in the question customers actually ask: "Who do I call now?" We build the operating model and go-to-market coverage so the combined business moves as one from the first day.
We track synergy capture weekly so you know if the deal is delivering, not six months later.
- A clear picture of how the combined business runs from Day 1
- A sales and go-to-market plan for the merged entity
- A prioritised integration backlog with owners and timelines
- Weekly synergy tracking so the deal value is actually captured
- AI automation for PMI & M&A, automated synergy tracking, data-room analysis and integration-task triage
- A handover to your leadership team when integration is stable
Four Ways In
Deal Advisory
- Target screening against your thesis
- Valuation and structuring support
- Negotiation through to signing
Due Diligence
- Eight streams, buy side or sell side
- Red flags reported as they surface
- Findings tied to price and SPA
Day-1 Execution
- Readiness checklist by function
- Cutover runbook and communications
- War room through the first weeks
Integration / Carve-outs
- Day-1 operating model
- Weekly synergy tracking
- TSA scope and exit for carve-outs
Diligence Sits Inside a Five-Phase Deal, Not on Its Own
We can run any single phase or the whole deal. The three linked below are where Backstage leads; the other two sit with you or your bankers, and we work to whatever plan you already have.
- M&A objectives and guiding principles
- Target screening criteria set
- Long-list built and shortlisted
- Indicative valuation and approach
- Seven streams, buy side or sell side
- Red flags priced into the deal model
- Deal structure and negotiation
- Signing and closing
- Day-1 model and 100-day plan
- Synergy tracking and hand-over
Before Close and After
Assess Both Businesses
- Both operating models understood
- Sales motions and customer bases compared
- Conflicts and overlaps named
Build the Day-1 Model
- Org, sales territories and reporting lines designed
- The top integration priorities agreed
Run the Integration
- A weekly integration cadence
- Blockers resolved, synergies tracked
- Go-to-market rolled out account by account
Hand Over
- The combined business running as one
- Documented and handed to your team
- No dependency created
See What You'd Actually Get
Download a redacted sample of the Day-1 operating model and integration backlog we produce. It shows the structure, synergy tracker and GTM coverage framework.
A redacted example showing the combined operating model, integration priority backlog, go-to-market coverage map and synergy tracker.
We'll also email you a copy. Expect to hear from us within one business day.
Fixed Scope. Known Price
- A Day-1 operating model
- A risk-ranked integration backlog
- The moves that protect revenue through the transition
- The technology, product and AI claims tested against what is actually built
- The risks priced into the deal model
- We run the integration office: cadence, synergy tracking and rollout
- Captured value reported against the deal model every week