M&A operational diligence

Financial diligence tells you what a company earns. Operational diligence tells you whether it can keep earning it. Archway assesses the operating infrastructure behind the numbers.

Pre-close assessment

  • Operating model gap analysis — governance, controls, reporting, cadence
  • Management team capability assessment — who can scale, who can't
  • Process maturity evaluation — documented vs. tribal knowledge
  • Technology and systems assessment — what supports operations, what doesn't
  • Risk identification — operational dependencies, single points of failure

Post-close integration

  • Day-one readiness checklist and governance installation plan
  • Integration PMO architecture — workstreams, milestones, accountability
  • Reporting cadence installation — investor-grade visibility from week one
  • Operating model standardization across bolt-on acquisitions

Timeline: 2–4 weeks

Scoped to transaction timeline. Fixed deliverable set.