At a glance
A fast‑growing, consulting roll-up — built through successive acquisitions — was struggling with M&A integration. Each entity operated with its own IT, finance and commercial systems, preventing consolidated reporting, margin analysis, and visibility across the organisation.
About Forward
The client was an international cybersecurity group whose rapid expansion through acquisitions created operational complexity. Each acquired entity retained its own IT infrastructure, financial workflows, and commercial practices.
"The clarity and control we’ve gained through integrated reporting have transformed how our teams operate and succeed"
Antoine Violet-Surcouf
Associate Managing Director
The challenge
The group’s decentralized structure made it impossible to track revenue accurately across clients or products, understand project‑level profitability, or analyze customer retention.
Long-term Outcomes
The organization emerged with a unified, scalable operating model designed to support future growth. Financial transparency improved significantly, with reliable visibility into revenue, margins, and profitability across clients, products, and business units.
