Mergers and acquisitions promise efficiency gains and cost synergies, but those gains hinge on how effectively IT and procurement teams consolidate their vendors. Every merger inherits overlapping contracts, conflicting license models, and divergent pricing structures.
Handled poorly, costs rise and compliance risks multiply. Handled strategically, consolidation becomes a catalyst: an opportunity to modernize infrastructure, strengthen vendor leverage, and align IT capabilities with the new organization’s growth agenda.
Here are ways to best integrate IT vendors in a post-merger environment — not as an afterthought, but as a critical driver of long-term value.
