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Before signature
Solution challenge & due diligence
RFI/RFP strategy, independent solution challenge and technology due diligence — a second opinion with no stake in the answer.
Deal, M&A & Integration Advisory
From pursuit to a running programme — including the deals that start with a signature
Independent support before signature, and disciplined mobilisation after it. One continuous capability: challenge the solution, the sourcing model and the pricing before commitment — then turn the signed deal into an operating programme.
One capability, two sides of signature
Challenge before you commit; mobilise once you do
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Before signature
Sourcing & pricing model design
Sourcing and pricing model design, including outcome-based structures — so the commercials survive the first year.
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Before signature
Delivery-risk review
An honest read of delivery risk before signature — where this deal is most likely to go wrong, and what to fix in the contract.
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After signature
Deal-to-delivery mobilisation
Team setup, process design, governance and a clean transition into delivery — the signed deal becomes a running programme.
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After signature
M&A, carve-in & carve-out integration
IT integration for mergers, carve-ins and carve-outs — separating or combining estates without stopping the business.
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After signature
Transition & stabilisation
Transition planning, knowledge transfer, service readiness, stabilisation and reversibility.
Anchor proof point · AMUNDI
Merging two companies on the IT side, not just on paper
At AMUNDI — the joint venture created by Société Générale Asset Management and Crédit Agricole Asset Management — I led the IT integration stream: separating entities, building the target infrastructure and migrating the merged organisation onto it, across headquarters and subsidiaries in Europe, the US and APAC.
IntegrationTwo asset managers merged into one IT estate, from infrastructure to workplace
Scale3,000+ positions impacted across headquarters and subsidiaries
ContinuityZero-downtime relocation of two datacentres over 18 months
ReachCoordinated rollout across Europe, the US and APAC
Deal-to-delivery, in sequence
From pursuit to a stabilised programme
Challenge
Solution, sourcing and pricing tested before commitment.
Structure
Contract, model and delivery-risk fixes agreed.
Mobilise
Teams, processes and governance stood up.
Transition
Knowledge transfer and service readiness.
Stabilise
Ramp-up, stabilisation and reversibility secured.
Why this matters more in 2026
Outcome-based and AI-embedded models change the pre-signature job
Outcome-based and AI-embedded service models are forcing renegotiation of scope definitions, performance metrics, reporting obligations, audit scope and termination rights — a pre-signature advisory need that barely existed three years ago. Getting these wrong in the contract is far more expensive than getting them challenged before you sign.
Independent by design
The challenge before the commitment — and the mobilisation after
A second opinion with no stake in the answer before signature, then a disciplined running start once the ink is dry.
Next step
A deal to challenge, or a signature to mobilise?
Whether it's a pursuit that needs an independent read or an integration that needs a running start — let's talk.