Services
Right-sized technology and transformation, pre-deal to verified value.
One senior team, one findings register, from diligence through SPA, TSA and integration. We remove the handover gap that destroys synergy capture, and price our fee against the outcome.
The method
The RCK framework
Our name is our method. Hypothesis-led and evidence-based, built to convert findings into commercial leverage.
Risk
What threatens the thesis or the integration. Hypothesis-led, a pre-mortem before fieldwork begins.
Controls
What mature looks like for this target. A calibrated baseline, independently sourced.
Key findings
Material gaps, quantified and triangulated, each routed to a negotiation lever.
Six playbooks, one methodology
Calibrated by sector and deal type
Each playbook scores controls one to five and quantifies the key findings, so the output maps straight to price, terms and the Day-1 plan.
Commercial & strategic
Market thesis, customer concentration, pricing power, plan credibility and synergy realism. Price defence · walk-away triggers.
Operations
Operating-model design, process re-engineering, service delivery, performance and governance. Operating model · service uplift.
People & cultural
Workforce profile, key-person dependency, leadership depth, cultural fit and retention design. Retention · Day-1 readiness.
Technology & cybersecurity
Architecture, application disposition, identity, NIST CSF controls and ransomware resilience. Migration cost · cyber exposure.
Procurement & supply chain
Strategic sourcing, supplier concentration, resilience, S&OP and third-party risk. Savings · concentration risk.
TSA design & carve-out
Day-1 readiness, Excluded Services, Reverse TSA, stranded cost and exit milestones. Day-1 risk · stranded cost.
Across the deal lifecycle
The same team, from diligence to value
RCK applies the methodology and the six playbooks at every stage. The same associates carry findings from diligence through SPA, TSA and integration.
Due diligence
Hypothesis-led fieldwork and red-team challenge inform price, terms and walk-away. 3–15% price chip, deal-breakers surfaced.
Pre & post-deal
SPA and disclosure inputs, conditions precedent, and Service Manager cover across every TSA schedule. 100% consent, Day-1 in 12 weeks.
Carve-out & TSA
Excluded Services discipline, Reverse TSA scoping, stranded-cost detection and milestone exit. 10–20% TSA saving, ~18-month exit.
Value creation
Integration, synergy capture and operating-model migration, tracked against the original thesis. 20–40% synergy, EBITDA uplift.
Why one team wins
The handover gap, closed
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| The standard model | The RCK model | |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Four advisors, four reports, four handovers | One team, one findings register, no handover gap |
| Findings | Reinterpreted at each stage, or lost | Carried into SPA warranties and indemnities |
| TSA | Day-1 plan rebuilt from scratch post-close | TSA design flows from the same register |
| Integration | Synergy capture lags the deal plan | Same associates lead Day-1 and integration |
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Scope an engagement
Put 60% of our fee against your outcome.
One senior team from diligence to verified value, with the majority of our fee released only against results you can audit.