Case Studies
Invited in to make the deal pay.
Across sectors, private equity owners — and the management teams building through acquisition — bring us in when a deal has to be integrated properly — quickly, cleanly and without losing value. A selection of representative engagements is below, anonymised to respect client confidentiality.
Uniting a buy-and-build software platform
Invited in by the private equity sponsor after a bolt-on acquisition, we brought two software businesses onto a single operating model — merging engineering, product and support, and rationalising overlapping tooling.
Outcome: one roadmap, faster releases and protected recurring revenue through the transition.
A seamless September for a training group
The private equity owner of a further-education group asked us to integrate a newly acquired college. We ran the integration management office, coordinated the curriculum and awarding-body transition, and led Day One readiness for a large incoming learner intake.
Outcome: an on-time September start with no disruption to learners or staff.
One operating model across a renewables merger
Brought in by the private equity backer, we integrated a regional acquisition into a national renewable-energy business — aligning field operations, health and safety, asset management, systems and shared services under a single structure.
Outcome: a unified operating model with the deal's synergy targets tracked and delivered.
Merging two managed-security providers
At the private equity owner's request, we integrated an acquired managed-security provider — bringing security-operations centres, service management and client contracts together under one service model.
Outcome: a single service catalogue, retained clients and an EBITDA uplift from consolidated operations.
National reach for a remote-hands MSP
A managed-services provider building nationwide remote-hands coverage engaged us directly to integrate a series of regional acquisitions. We brought each business onto one service desk, ticketing platform and field-dispatch model, so customers get consistent on-site support wherever they operate.
Outcome: nationwide coverage under a single brand and SLA, with no drop in service through the transition.
An owner-driven buy-and-build that sticks
An owner-managed MSP pursuing a buy-and-build strategy brought us in to make each acquisition stick. We built a repeatable integration playbook — onboarding people, clients, tooling and finance the same way every time — so the founder can keep acquiring without the operation fragmenting.
Outcome: a repeatable model that shortens every integration and protects margin as the group scales.
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