The Bottom Line on IT Integration: Why EBITDA Depends on Business Integration

IT integration protects your EBITDA. Business integration scales it. Most sponsors conflate the two, and pay for it at exit.  Here’s what actually happens post-close on buy-and-build platforms:  One ERP. Inconsistent pricing discipline. Centralized reporting. Decentralized decision rights. “Standardized” processes that behave differently by business unit.  These aren’t system problems. They’re operating model gaps that technology makes visible but […]