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Entra ID · Microsoft 365 · Active Directory

M&A IT Integration

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Complex challenges deserve expert solutions

Whether you're preparing for a Day-1 close, consolidating identities post-acquisition, or executing a divestiture — let's scope it together.

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Overview

Day-1 ready. Transaction-proof.

Deal value is realised or lost in the integration, and the hard part is doing the work to a deal timetable across two organisations that do everything differently. We bring structured playbooks rather than improvisation — from Day-1 access to full workload consolidation, and clean carve-outs when the transaction runs the other way.

Microsoft Entra ID

B2B federation, cross-tenant sync, Conditional Access spanning both estates

Microsoft 365

Exchange, Teams, SharePoint workload integration across the transaction

Graph API & PowerShell

Automated provisioning, bulk user operations, cross-tenant orchestration

Technologies

  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Microsoft 365
  • Active Directory

What we deliver

From announcement to steady state.

Day-1 access provisioning

Business-to-Business federation and guest access
Email routing and coexistence configuration
Cross-tenant Conditional Access policies
Emergency access and break-glass procedures

Integration and separation playbooks

Integration Management Office framework
Cross-functional workstream tracking
Risk register and escalation management
Communication, change management and hypercare

Workload and tenant consolidation

Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID merge strategy
User Principal Name suffix and mail domain consolidation
Exchange, Teams and SharePoint workload integration
Orphaned account and duplicate remediation

Carve-out and divestiture support

Tenant split strategy and execution
Clean-room Microsoft 365 environment standup
Data migration to the standalone environment
Identity governance for the carved-out entity

Delivery methodology

IMO-ledPreferred

Structured Integration Management Office with dedicated workstream leads, weekly governance cadence, and formal milestone gates.

Agile sprints

Sprint-based integration delivery for post-close work — continuous delivery with rapid feedback and iterative progress.

IMO delivery phases

From announcement to steady state.

01

Transaction Announcement

  • Initial risk & complexity assessment
  • Day-1 planning kickoff
  • IMO structure establishment
  • Stakeholder mapping
02

Pre-Close

  • Technical discovery & environment prep
  • Coexistence architecture design
  • Pilot user testing
  • Communication plan creation
03

Day-1 Execution

  • Access provisioning for all in-scope users
  • Communication coordination
  • Real-time monitoring & issue response
  • Hypercare support activation
04

Integration Sprints

  • Phased workload migration
  • Directory consolidation
  • License & security normalization
  • Governance model implementation
05

Steady State

  • Legacy environment decommission
  • Unified governance model in place
  • Documentation & handover
  • Post-integration review

Key outcomes

Day-1 access readiness for 100% of in-scope employees

Clean identity estate with no orphaned accounts

Regulatory compliance maintained throughout transition

Decommissioned legacy infrastructure on schedule

Unified governance spanning both estates

Audit trail for the full integration lifecycle