M&A execution - Post-deal execution

An integration, programme or transition office that keeps the priorities on track and gets decisions made.

We run the PMO, IMO or ITO. Successful programme management means understanding people, and having good tools to track their progress. The information has to be structured so the steering committee can take decisions and escalations quickly.

The success of the project depends largely on setting up the governance properly, with the right office in place from the start. Then it keeps progress visible and helps your team create the value the deal was designed for.

What we cover - The work

Led by a senior practitioner from the first conversation to the last decision.

  • Governance. The steering committee, the office and the meeting rhythm, with clear decision rights and escalation paths.
  • Progress against the plan. Every workstream tracked against its dates and milestones, with slippage raised early.
  • Risks, issues and decisions. One log for risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies, owned and reviewed every week.
  • Steering committee packs. Status, decisions needed and escalations, in a pack the steering committee can act on.

How we deliver it - Run on atlanticma.ai

Project type in atlanticma.ai: Integration. Execution runs in the same Integration project that holds the strategy and the plan, so reporting is drawn from the work itself.

In atlanticma.ai

The office runs on the live project, so status is not collected by hand before every meeting.

  • RAID log. Risks and issues raised in a workstream can be promoted to the programme log, with an owner and a date.
  • Meetings captured. Actions and decisions from programme meetings are captured and proposed as updates to the plan for the team to accept.
  • Report Centre. Steering committee packs built from live project data, so they reflect the plan as it stands that day.

Agents and practitioners, together

  1. Agent: Captures actions and decisions from each meeting and proposes updates to the plan.

    Practitioner reviews

    Practitioner: Accepts what is right and follows up what is not.

  2. Agent: Flags slipping milestones and open risks across every workstream.

    Practitioner reviews

    Practitioner: Decides what to escalate and works it with the owners.

  3. Agent: Builds the steering committee pack from the live project.

    Practitioner reviews

    Practitioner: Shapes the message and leads the decisions in the room.

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Tell us about the transaction and the timetable. A partner will come back to you, not a sales team.

Where to find us

Atlantic M&A Partners

  • Boston, MA
  • London, UK
  • Rijswijk, Netherlands
  • Bonn, Germany