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Daniel J Glover

M&A IT Integration

Led IT integration across three acquisitions, consolidating infrastructure, aligning security standards, and migrating systems while maintaining business continuity.

Active DirectoryAzureNetwork InfrastructureVendor ManagementChange ManagementProject Management

Key Results

3 acquisitions
Successfully integrated IT across three separate business acquisitions
Zero downtime
Business continuity maintained throughout all migration phases
Unified identity
Single Active Directory and collaboration platform across all businesses
Cost reduction
Vendor consolidation and contract renegotiation eliminated duplicate spend

The Challenge

An e-commerce group acquired three separate businesses in rapid succession. Each acquisition brought different IT infrastructure, tooling, security postures, and vendor contracts. The organisation needed to consolidate these environments without disrupting trading operations or losing critical institutional knowledge.

Running parallel IT environments was expensive and unsustainable. Security standards varied wildly between businesses, creating compliance and risk exposure. Staff across acquired businesses had no unified identity management, communication tools, or support channels. Stakeholders needed confidence that integration could happen quickly without business disruption.

The Solution

Approach

Developed a structured integration playbook covering infrastructure, identity, security, communications, and vendor consolidation. Prioritised quick wins that reduced cost and risk immediately while planning longer-term architectural consolidation. Engaged stakeholders across all businesses early to manage expectations and identify critical dependencies.

Implementation

Migrated Active Directory environments into a unified structure with consistent security group policies. Consolidated email and collaboration platforms. Renegotiated vendor contracts to eliminate duplication and leverage combined purchasing power. Aligned network infrastructure and established common monitoring. Built IT governance frameworks, risk management processes, and change management procedures that applied across all business units.

The Results

3 acquisitions - Successfully integrated IT across three separate business acquisitions
Zero downtime - Business continuity maintained throughout all migration phases
Unified identity - Single Active Directory and collaboration platform across all businesses
Cost reduction - Vendor consolidation and contract renegotiation eliminated duplicate spend

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