Answerport - Carve Out Separation

Carve Out Separation

Many buyers and sellers can often realize significant improvements in agility and efficiency by separating a given business from a parent organization. Unlike the merger integration environment, carve outs frequently need to replace or build out new IT capabilities that were previously provided as a shared service by the seller parent company. Network services, security, email, and payroll are just a few examples of shared services that typically need to be stood up and effectively operated in relatively short time frames. In addition, buyers and sellers often find themselves in situations where they must effect a successful separation from an integrated ERP environment. Answerport has deep and broad experience in many of the necessary areas to help our clients with the toughest carve out separation challenges. These services are generally in the categories of:

• Separation program / project management
• Build out of shared service capabilities
• Organizational design and build out
• Software portfolio review and rationalization
• Hardware platform review and rationalization
• Infrastructure migration & replacement
• Outsourcer analysis, selection and transition management
• Transition services agreement oversight