Post-Merger Integration Support
The first hundred days — one chart of accounts, one reporting cadence, and synergies tracked against what was underwritten.
Discuss a deal Engagement modelsWhere deals lose the value they were bought for
Diligence identifies the value. Integration either delivers it or loses it. Most of the loss is unglamorous: two ledgers that never reconcile and a reporting pack nobody trusts.
- Chart of accounts alignment. Mapping the acquired ledger onto yours so consolidation stops being manual.
- Reporting integration. One pack, one cadence, one version of the numbers.
- Synergy tracking. Measured against the diligence case rather than a fresh baseline that hides the shortfall.
- Opening balance sheet. The post-close baseline every subsequent period is measured from.
Outputs you receive
- Chart of accounts mapping between acquirer and target with exceptions flagged.
- Consolidated reporting pack covering the combined business.
- Synergy tracker showing underwritten case against actual delivery by initiative.
- Opening balance sheet and a documented month-end close calendar.
Frequently asked questions
When should integration work start?
Before completion. The chart of accounts mapping and reporting design should be ready on day one, not designed in month three.
Do you track synergies against the deal model?
Yes — that is the point. Tracking against a fresh post-close baseline is how underperformance stays invisible.
Can you use the diligence databook as the baseline?
That is the ideal path. If we ran the diligence, the opening baseline is already reconciled and agreed.
Just closed a deal?
We will have the reporting baseline ready before your first month-end.
Book a consult Get the data-request listOr email abhishek.bhandari@zionadvisor.com directly.
The challenge
The value in a deal is not created at signing. It is created in the first 100 days after completion, and the quality of the financial baseline determines how quickly integration can move. Finance owns that baseline: the opening position, the working capital peg, the completion accounts, and the first month-end close under the new structure.