Protecting Portfolio Value in Cross-Border Integrations

• Cross-border acquisitions introduce execution risks that are often underestimated at deal close. Cultural misalignment across geographies slows decision-making, weakens leadership cohesion, and delays delivery of the investment thesis.

• We help private equity firms address these risks early—by treating culture as a core execution discipline.

Where Value Is Lost

• In international integrations, value erosion typically occurs through:

• Misaligned leadership behaviors across countries

• Unclear decision rights between headquarters and local teams

• Early loss of critical talent

• Slower execution during the first 100 days

• These issues rarely appear in diligence—but they directly impact performance.

What We Do

• We focus on the few levers where culture most affects execution:

• Aligning leadership teams around shared expectations and decision norms

• Clarifying cross-border decision points and accountability

• Embedding cultural realities into 100-day execution plans

• Tracking cultural KPIs as early warning signals for integration risk