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Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures

Accelerating the change during Merger & Acquisition cycles

Accelerating the change during Merger & Acquisition cycles

Re-envision your SAP environment as you enhance or dissociate your company portfolio during a merger or acquisition cycle.

Make your SAP-centric landscape agile through standardization, centralization, and automation as your business goes through mergers and acquisitions. Increase your organization’s readiness and make a phased transformation with minimal risks and full business value realization. Empower your business with a simple yet comprehensive governance model using a supportive SAP system during an M&A cycle.

What do we offer

With our inherent expertise in managing ERP system transitions during M&A cycles, we ensure that your business data is in safe hands and that you will have complete control over your business processes.

Advisory services

  • Planning of the technology transition during a merger or acquisition
  • Making recommendations on the technical architecture
  • Optimization of the technology landscape

Technical services

  • Merging newly acquired digital assets into your existing ERP system
  • Carving out part of the landscape from an existing ERP system supporting divestitures
  • Creating a reference SAP system for supporting ongoing audits/ run-downs

The SAP landscape transformation during a merger, acquisition, or divestment is done at three stages, namely-

The SAP landscape transformation during a merger, acquisition, or divestment is done at three stages.

Assessment
As a first step, our team goes through the organizational objects involved in the merger, acquisition, or divestment process. The scope is detailed through a number of fitgap assessments, based on which the desired end-state configuration is aligned. Based on the volume of data in scope, our team creates an expected framework for the SAP-centric landscape post the transition. In the event of a merger, we also check for any system and data conflicts, along with plans for data harmonization. Based on all this vital information, we devise a phased transformation strategy to deliver high performance at an optimal cost.
Preparation
At this stage, we set up systems and configurations based on assessing the organizational objects involved in the M&A cycle. With inbuilt project accelerators in the form of ready-made templates, we create a staging environment that identifies and aligns with all the transformation rules. In the event of a merger, we follow the ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load) process to gather data from disparate source systems and merge them into a centralized SAP system (or carve out a new system in case of divestment). Being a significant transformation in the ERP environment, we create mock drills and various validation scenarios to ensure user acceptance from all stakeholders.
Transformation
The transformation begins with a cleansing process where our team gathers data and eliminates duplicates from the existing ERP systems. The cleansing process also involves the correction of currency formats before the financial data is migrated to a centralized system. One of the key aspects of data migration is maintaining data integrity and streamlining the migration process using project accelerators. This transformation process is non-disruptive in nature and will help you achieve financial and management insights into the business post the M&A cycle.

Why us?

We have a proven track record of helping companies through business transformation during mergers, acquisitions, and divestments. With our consultative approach, we define a clear path that creates substantial value for your business post-M&A. We follow a comprehensive method to redefine your ERP landscape while minimizing the technology risks and accelerating the transition. As a technology partner, we facilitate the simple and effective digital execution of your M&A deals on time and on budget through systematic ERP transformation and flawless data migration strategies.

Frequently Asked Questions

We are a boutique SAP partner with inherent expertise in managing ERP landscape transformation during mergers, acquisitions, and divestments. We have successfully helped businesses bridge the gap between their ERP systems and business data during M&A cycles. Help could be provided in the form of advisory services, planning, and execution.

Definitely, data migration is possible from any non-SAP system to an SAP system without any hassles. Our technical team is well-versed in the data models and their SAP equivalents. With our template-based project accelerators, we can minimize the time frame required for mapping, which is an integral part of any ETL migration project.

We identify redundant applications and hosts in the ERP environment at the beginning of every project. During the transition, we optimize the licenses and databases of the SAP landscape. As a part of the transition into the new ERP environment, we perform technical upgrades of the operating system, database, and SAP software.  With these efforts, we ensure that the SAP landscape post the M&A is well-optimized and concurrent.