IT M&A Strategy

IT is one of the most costly and complex functions to integrate and is typically a driver of significant synergies while enabling business strategy. IT must deliver value while integrating systems and building a platform to enable the next stage of growth, all without negatively impacting customers and business performance during a time of ownership transition.

Our professionals understand the nuances of navigating these challenges and bring a disciplined approach to deal strategy, due diligence, integration planning and execution, and operational performance improvement. With proven methodology, tools, accelerators, and experienced leadership, we can establish a program within days and manage the playbook to integrate deals from acqui-hire to large scale transformations, carve-outs, and divestitures.

How is value defined for customers?	What are the strategic capabilities?	How will IT operate to deliver value?	What process designs enable value creation?	What are the priorities for integration?	How will results be tracked?

Our IT M&A Services

IT Due Diligence

We support private equity and corporate buyers with a comprehensive approach that covers the full lifecycle of IT management, enabling buyers to make informed decisions about the strategic advantages and limitations of their technology environment.

IT M&A Playbooks

Our playbooks are tailored to each deal to organize IT leadership around deal strategy, provide a framework to capture capabilities required to accelerate growth, and supply a method to define the end state operating model and organization design.

IT M&A Integration

Success in IT M&A integration requires a disciplined, value-added approach that is closely aligned with corporate strategy. Deals are becoming increasingly more complex with technology-driven transformations and digital capabilities for both internal and customer-facing applications. Stout’s technology blueprint anticipates these needs and ensures early alignment of priorities.

IT Carve-Outs & Divestiture

Our professionals have deep expertise in developing carve-out strategies, creating transition service agreements (TSAs), establishing TSA exit strategies to minimize the need for long-term agreements, and facilitating the process of transitioning the business to a buyer while restructuring the seller’s IT operating model and organization.

IT Performance Improvement

From point solutions that target a specific issue to transformational programs with leading technologies, Stout helps clients reimagine how technology can deliver solutions that are more cost effective, enable a better employee and customer experience, and set a platform for future growth. Our approach of creating and enhancing repeatable and measurable processes is designed to provide better visibility, accountability, and governance over strategic IT programs.