Blueprints are a high-level document which provide a scoping of programme deliverables against the Transition Services Agreement (TSA).

They provide a plan of projects and benefits to the Programme Director and give direction to the relevant project streams to find solutions.

Programmes without blueprints are at risk of improvising as they go and thus are likely to encounter unexpected obstacles without the funding or teams to mitigate them.

We can recommend whether your divestment or TSA requires a blueprint and draft the document for you, with all the necessary governance and work streams required for efficient project management.

Measuring workforce resilience and change readiness will give the Board a clear, metrics-based view of the appetite for change in the organisation, resulting in a realistic timeline for integration. 

We highly recommend using a system to measure workforce resilience and change readiness prior to starting your M&A.

The effects of M&A on your people — including the drain on SMEs, talent retention, and the complexities of HR migration and integration — are often overlooked.

The hidden costs are significant and often include operational impact, and injury to reputation.

As a people-focused consultancy, we have a range of services and experts who ensure that a plan for your people starts at due diligence.

M&A in Numbers

"The Cambridge MC team have been instrumental in delivering a successful sales outcome for the Post Office Telecoms Business Unit”

Director, Post Office Telecoms

M&A insights

Jeff Owen

Managing Partner - M&A Services

Our M&A consultancy practice is run by Jeff Owen, Managing Partner.

Jeff has spent more than 30 years in the telecommunications and technology industries in a career spanning EMEA, USA and the Far East. He has held both Technical and Senior Management (Operations Director and Chief Operations Officer) responsibilities in a telecoms equipment manufacturer, Fixed Line Carrier, Virtual Network Operator, Ring Back Tone Service Provider, and several mobile operators in Europe.

Jeff started consulting in 2009, and in 2021 he joined Cambridge Management Consulting as a Managing Partner, leading our M&A services.

With over three decades of M&A experience, Jeff is available to share his experience and provide technical insight into managing successful TSAs as well as providing other M&A optimisation services.

Our team of experts have multiple decades of experience in mergers & acquisitions in many different business environments and across various geographies.

We can build you a specialised team with the skillset and expertise required to keep your M&A on budget and in step with your timeline.

Our combination of expertise and an intelligent methodology is what realises tangible financial benefits for clients.