Integrating a $9.2bn marketplace merger

DIGITAL MARKETPLACES · M&A INTEGRATION

11 markets live within TSA deadlines, IT costs cut by $5.2m

11

markets live on time

$5.2m

IT cost reduction

40+

specialists mobilised

THE CHALLENGE

A global online classifieds group had completed a $9.2bn merger spanning 20 countries and 101 legal entities. Finance ran on fragmented local platforms, and hard transitional service agreement (TSA) exit dates left no room for slippage. Process owners were stretched, and target processes had to be agreed across very different markets.

WHAT WE DID

We led the finance and ERP integration as the senior programme lead for M&A integration. We set up a fit-to-standard SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud model, sequenced market go-lives against the TSA calendar, and brought Concur, Salesforce and analytics into one release plan. We mobilised four delivery partners and more than 40 specialists under a single governance model.

THE RESULTS

S/4HANA, Concur, Salesforce and advanced analytics went live across 11 markets within TSA timelines. The group reduced IT cost by $5.2m, retired fragmented local finance platforms, and gained a scalable global finance model for the markets that followed.

SCOPE AND TECHNOLOGY

SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud · SAP Activate · SAP RAR · Concur · Salesforce · Workato · OneStream · Workday · BlackLine