Amsterdam-based Independent M&A Consultant
Technology advisory
for M&A deals
Experienced support throughout the M&A life cycle
Senior-level IT advisory for private equity and M&A teams with experience across New York and Amsterdam.
Experience across 20+ transactions spanning due diligence, carve-outs, and integrations
Services
How I can support
IT M&A Consulting
Pre-deal
Architecture and system quality assessment
Technical debt and scalability analysis
Key risk identification and red-flagging
Executive-level reporting for deal teams
Post-deal
Carve-outs & separations
IT separation planning and scoping
Stranded cost identification and mitigation
TSA definition and Day 2 readiness
Integration
Integration readiness assessments
IT operating model design
Day 1 and Day 2 execution support
Value creation
IT value creation planning for portfolio companies
Startup Technical Readiness
One-time assessments
Technical maturity assessments
Scalability and architecture reviews
Technical debt evaluation
Investor-ready documentation
Clients
Who I work with
- Private equity firms
- M&A deal teams
- Boutique advisory firms
- Software executives
- Founders preparing for investment or exit
Track Record
Selected experience
3M Healthcare Spin-off ($17.6B)
Carve-out · US
Carrier × Toshiba Carrier ($900M)
Acquisition · US / Japan
Vanderlande Industries
Contract review · Netherlands
SnelStart Software
Sell-side DD · Netherlands
Software Improvement Group
Commercial DD · Netherlands
Differentiation
Why work with me
No handoffs. No blind spots.
From initial diligence through separation and integration. Continuous ownership across the full deal lifecycle.
Technical answers deal teams can act on
I translate architecture, scalability, and technical risk into clear inputs for investment decisions.
Independent execution
No large team, no overhead, no junior staffing. Senior-level attention on every engagement.
About
Lobo Software Ventures
Independent IT M&A consultant based in Amsterdam. Former Senior Consultant at EY-Parthenon, specialising in software and technology transactions across the full deal lifecycle.
Experience across New York and Amsterdam, supporting private equity and corporate clients from initial diligence through Day 2 execution.
Core focus: software architecture, cloud infrastructure, scalability, technical risk, IT separation planning, and investment decision support.
Contact
Interested in working together?
Based in Amsterdam. Available for engagements across Europe and the US.