Every deal is now a technology deal - M&A, PE Business Integration & IT-Carve-Out
15 November 2025
In private equity and M&A, we are comfortable underwriting commercial, operational and financial risk. We build sophisticated models, test downside scenarios and design value-creation plans in forensic detail.
But there is one lever that is still too often treated as “plumbing” rather than a core value driver: technology integration.
Every deal today is, in reality, a technology deal. The ability to integrate (or separate) platforms, data, and digital capabilities at speed is now one of the clearest predictors of whether a transaction will actually deliver the underwritten value.
In M&A and PE, we talk about synergies, multiple expansion and value-creation plans – but underneath all of that, one thing determines whether the technology of two companies actually work as one
You’re not just acquiring a business – you’re acquiring its tech stack, data, and technical debt.
At Aumento, we specialise in exactly this problem:
Technology integration that genuinely brings two companies together.
We work with PE funds and corporates to:
Map the critical systems and data flows that actually run the business
Decide what to integrate, what to retire and what to rebuild
Harmonise data so there is one version of the truth for leadership
Design a scalable architecture so the combined business is ready for future bolt-ons, not just today’s fix
Done well, technology integration becomes a source of alpha, not a cost line. Deals integrate faster, customers feel an upgrade (not disruption), and management gets a cleaner digital backbone for the next phase of growth.
If you’re in the middle of a transaction where the tech landscape looks messy, I’m always happy to be a sounding board.