Divestment

Preparing your IT to support your divestment strategy Divestment activity is currently on the up as organisations spin out businesses to realise their investments or focus their strategies. Mismanagement or outright neglect of IT issues before, during and after transactions can destroy the planned benefits – for both buyer and seller. However, the IT dimension of mergers and acquisitions can not only be risk-contained but also transformed into a stimulus, enhancer and enabler of deals. It’s long been our opinion that creating service oriented IT infrastructures is better for customer satisfaction and cost of ownership. What’s new – and has been previously overlooked - is that this approach can create opportunities for divestment, help deals go smoothly, and create extra value for everyone involved.

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Whose opinion?

Chris King

Stephen Pumphrey

Stephen is a partner in our Business Transformation Group. Based in London, he specialises in transforming consumers’ experience of service. Originally trained as a classical guitarist, Stephen is an accomplished rock musician: “Being in a band is the ultimate team experience because you need to get out and perform without compromise even when you can’t agree on absolutely everything”.

Paul Connor

Paul is a sales consultant in our Travel, Manufacturing and Services business. He leads multi-discipline sales engagements from our London office. Paul’s passion away from Fujitsu is Northampton Saints rugby club which, he says, is often something of a rollercoaster ride. “We often bemoan our poor luck, but as has been noted in business, you never have a chance for your luck to operate if you don’t take risks”.