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An independent assessment of the target company's technology estate, data assets and AI maturity ahead of investment. The work covers architecture, platforms, data quality, AI readiness, people capability, vendor contracts and cost trajectory. The deliverable is a report structured around the deal thesis, with a clear view of risk, cost and value-creation headroom — written for the investment committee, not the engineering team.

Typically at or shortly after close, when the value creation plan requires technology leadership that the existing team cannot deliver alone. The interim mandate stabilises delivery, resets vendor relationships and rebuilds engineering credibility during the hold period. Engagements are retained (3–4 days per week) and structured around the value creation plan, not a transformation template.

A typical engagement runs ten working days, compressed or extended to fit scope and company size. Five evidence sources (structured interviews, document review, leadership time, direct observation and internal cross-check) are used across the sequence. Two draft reviews separate factual accuracy from recommendation feedback. The final report is presented to the sponsor and board.

A Data Mesh is a decentralised data architecture where domain teams own and publish data as products, governed by federated standards. It suits organisations with multiple business units, complex data landscapes and a need for self-serve data access. Not every portfolio company needs one — the decision depends on data complexity, team maturity and the commercial outcomes the value creation plan requires.

Meertec is engaged directly by Boards, CEOs and PE investors — not through a consulting framework. The work is hands-on executive leadership, not a slide deck. Engagements are sized to the deal thesis, and every finding traces back to a source you can name. The practice is PhD-trained in AI, with 20 years of executive leadership across PE, financial services, government and technology sectors.

Engagements are retained, interim or advisory, structured to the deal thesis. Pre-deal work runs 2–4 weeks. 100-day plans run 4–8 weeks. Hold-period mandates run 6–18 months. Exit readiness runs 4–8 weeks ahead of the sale process. Every engagement produces named, checkable outputs — not a transformation template applied uniformly.

Yes. Operating model and separation architecture work covers TSA/CSA planning, system boundaries, data migration paths, dependency mapping and the build-versus-buy decisions that determine speed to value. The work is sized to the complexity of the separation and the ambitions of the value creation plan.

Financial services, technology, media, telecommunications, government, manufacturing, legal technology and logistics. The practice has delivered across UK, EMEA and APAC, with engagements for Bain Capital, HSBC, FedEx/TNT, BBC, NEOM, UK Government and DXC Technology among others.

MBB alumni are strong strategists, but the engagement model creates two structural problems. First, strategy is separated from execution: the consulting team produces the roadmap and moves on, leaving the portfolio company to implement with a different team that was not in the room when the trade-offs were made. Second, MBB hiring filters for pattern recognition across a limited set of frameworks, which produces groupthink — the same playbook applied to companies that look similar on paper but operate very differently in practice. Meertec closes the gap between strategy and execution because the same person who frames the problem also leads the delivery, through the hold period and into exit.

Yes. We are happy to sign a mutual non-disclosure agreement before any confidential discussions. A blank NDA is available for download here: Meertec blank NDA (.docx). Please complete the Receiving Party details and return the signed copy to stephen@meertec.ltd.

Bank details for Meertec Ltd are: Account Holder — Meertec Limited; Sort Code — 40-08-35; Account Number — 81489992. Payments are due on presentation of invoice, and we ask that you pay electronically wherever possible. If you need IBAN, SWIFT/BIC or other international payment details, please request them from stephen@meertec.ltd.

Meertec Ltd is a private limited company registered in England and Wales. Company Registration No: 09064532. VAT Registration No: 206 1597 21. Registered office: 18 Holly Road, Cove, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 0EA, United Kingdom.

Email stephen@meertec.ltd, call +44 (0) 7493 104 406, or book a 30-minute slot at book.meertec.ltd. WhatsApp and LinkedIn are also available. An initial call is typically 30 minutes and focused on understanding the deal thesis and whether the engagement structure fits.