At the M&A Summit, organized by Melle Eijckelhoff, founder of the M&A Community Belgium, and Nancy De Beule of PwC, I had the pleasure to lead a workshop on the IT dimensions of M&A.
After years advising and supporting complex transactions, one pattern is consistent: IT is rarely the bottleneck on paper, yet often the decisive factor in value realization.
Deal readiness, carve‑outs, and integrations succeed or fail based on technology choices made far earlier than most teams expect.
What starts as an operational issue quickly drives reps, TSAs, consents, and ultimately valuation.
If IT is not in the room early, the legal framework is built on assumptions that do not hold.
That is where value quietly erodes. Apr 17 2 likes