Mergers & Acquisitions Consulting in the Pharmaceutical Sector
Minimise Disruption in IT Integrations
Mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical sector bring significant opportunity. But equally, they introduce considerable risk, particularly when it comes to IT, regulatory and operational integration. Without the right strategic guidance and painstaking planning, businesses can face delays, compliance bottlenecks, operational chaos and revenue leakage. Deal value can be dramatically impacted and long-term impacts can threaten future growth and success.
We offer specialised M&A advisory services tailored for the Pharma industry: IT and regulatory due diligence, early post-merger integration planning, and coordinated IT / systems consolidation. With independent expertise and an agile task force fluent in GxP, validation documentation, data migration and master data integrity, we partner with you before, during and after the transaction to minimise risk, maximise synergies and ensure your deal delivers its intended value.
We help you navigate the IT and organisational complexities, ensuring that your integration is seamless and value-driven
IT Due Diligence
Merging IT environments during an M&A can present challenges such as compatibility issues, redundant systems, and data integrity concerns. At Saros Consulting, we conduct thorough and independent IT due diligence to identify potential gaps, risks and opportunities across both organisations. We help design Strategic Transition Operating models and set up of Integration Management offices.
Our approach includes creating strategic integration plans that address these challenges and ensure systems, applications, and data are seamlessly combined without disrupting operations. We help assess current IT infrastructures and contracts, define detailed integration roadmaps, and recommend best-fit vendors, for a smooth and successful merger.
Driving Operational Synergy
M&A activities can create uncertainty and operational disruption if not managed carefully. Saros Consulting works with your leadership and teams to plan for business continuity throughout the transaction. We guide you in establishing communication strategies, aligning stakeholders, and implementing phased transitions to minimise disruptions and maintain operational stability, even during significant organisational changes.
As experts in change management, with an empathetic approach, we are equipped to uncover any hidden points of friction and address them before they arise. We help with Business Process Reengineering, designing workflows and processes that consolidate operations across two entities for optimum performance.
Successful Data Integration
Seamless data migration is critical during M&As but fraught with risks like data loss, corruption, or unauthorised access. Saros Consulting offers advisory on planning and executing secure data migrations that integrate across entitles whilst maintaining data integrity and regulatory compliance.
We provide strategic oversight on data governance, mapping, and validation processes, ensuring that your data assets are effectively transferred and aligned with your new business structure. With expertise in cloud and data centre infrastructure, we are well-equipped to guide you on hybrid, on-prem or cloud strategies and migration. We ensure that your underlying IT infrastructure is optimised to handle the increased data flow, scalability, and performance demands post-merger. By addressing potential bottlenecks and ensuring compatibility between legacy systems and new platforms, we minimise downtime and mitigate disruptions during the migration process.
Effective Governance Frameworks
Establishing clear IT governance structures during an M&A is crucial to avoid confusion, misaligned priorities, and conflicting decisions. Integrating two organisations often means blending different governance models, hierarchies, and decision-making processes.
We provide guidance on designing effective governance frameworks that promote clarity. We advise on establishing joint committees, redefining roles, and ensuring alignment between IT and business leaders across both organisations to facilitate a smooth governance transition. Our expertise in developing PMOs and ITSM frameworks provides an in-depth understanding and allows for hands-on guidance in delivering the right governance models to improve IT management and increase value from a merger’s IT technology investments.
How We Can Help You
In the pharmaceutical industry, the IT landscape within M&A transactions is often the most complex and mission-critical element determining overall success. Saros Consulting focuses on the strategic IT dimensions of pharma mergers, covering due diligence, integration planning, governance, validation, and risk management.
We provide independent advisory services to help organisations navigate the intricate interplay of IT, quality, and compliance requirements, ensuring every integration is seamless, compliant, and value-driven. Our expertise ensures that laboratory, clinical, manufacturing, and ERP systems are harmonised, secure, and fully validated to support data integrity, regulatory readiness, and business continuity. With Saros Consulting, your post-merger IT environment becomes a platform for innovation and operational efficiency, enabling your organisation to capture the full strategic value of the deal.
Case Study
Embedding Project Management as a Post-Merger Organisational Practice at Certa
Discover how Saros led the development of a new structured project management framework for Certa to improve visibility of resource capacity, enable more effective planning and execution and to successfully deliver time-critical post-merger integration projects.
Watch back this recent webinar for some experience-based insights and advice that can help you navigate the challenges and approaches to successful M&A, from overcoming technical and cultural bottlenecks early on to ensuring business continuity during post-merger integration.
