Post-merger application and contract overlap

After a merger, every capability exists twice. The combined company runs two of most things, because each entity built its stack independently before the deal. Shared suppliers hold separate agreements with each side at different terms and different prices.

No one has a single list of what the combined company now pays for, so the duplication is real but unmeasured. While the integration team works the larger priorities, the redundant spend keeps renewing on its existing schedule, one contract at a time, at the terms each entity signed before the merger.

We map both entities' applications and contracts into one inventory, so the combined estate exists as a single list for the first time. Within that list, we surface two kinds of overlap. The first is the same vendor holding separate agreements with each entity, which is duplicate spend with one supplier that can be consolidated into a single agreement. The second is the same function served by different vendors on each side, which is a decision about which platform the combined company keeps.

We then sequence a harmonization plan against the renewal calendar, so each decision lands before the relevant contract renews rather than after it has renewed. The combined inventory is complete in four to six weeks, depending on the number of entities involved.

Every merger combines a different pair of estates, with different overlaps and different renewal dates, so we sequence the harmonization to your integration rather than to a standard checklist. We work the decisions in the order the renewal calendar forces them, which keeps the redundant spend from renewing while the integration team is busy elsewhere. You get one inventory and a dated plan that says what to consolidate and when.