Heremba Advisors: ownership of the technology workstream
Heremba Advisors is an independent M&A technology advisory firm headquartered in the UK. We own the technology workstream across UK, European and cross-border deals, from diligence and separation through integration, value creation and exit. We assess technology and data, translate findings into deal implications, and carry agreed plans into delivery.
The name is the job
HEREMBA stands for High-impact Execution in Restructuring Enterprise Mergers & Business Acquisitions.
The name is the job. Deal value lives in the integration, and most of it is won or lost in the technology workstream. Heremba owns that workstream for private equity: pricing the technology risk before signing, then delivering a clean Day 1 and the integration behind the thesis.
Heremba is an independent M&A technology advisory built by senior operators from blue-chip consulting. Every engagement is led by a partner who has run the work before — carve-outs, cross-border integrations, Day-1 rescues — not delegated to a bench of juniors. With nothing to resell, the advice is only ever about the client’s outcome. And the team works AI-accelerated, so diligence that once took weeks takes days.
Together, the team has led M&A technology programmes for 20+ years, including a $30+M carve-out and divestiture completed in 6 months, a multibillion-dollar telco business lead transformation post merger, a €120M cross-border integration, and Multi-Million technology modernisation.
Specialist · Senior + AI · Execution.
A defined role in the deal team
Our role is independent M&A technology advisory. We examine the systems, data and dependencies behind the deal, then own the agreed technology workstream through delivery.
The value case sets the direction. It determines which capabilities need to scale, which costs need to change and which services must continue at completion. Our work makes the technology implications explicit so the deal team can decide with the evidence in view.
We work alongside the buyer or seller, internal IT and the other advisers. The engagement defines our scope, the required outputs and the decisions that remain with the client. We do not broker transactions or provide regulated financial, investment, legal or tax advice.
Evidence from the work
Diligence and Day-1 continuity
Pre-deal diligence carried through to Day-1 continuity.
Integration
EUR120M programme across two continents, delivered under cost.
Transatlantic Packaging company
Estate remediation
18 end-of-life systems, 37+ sites, $2.4M+ of spend governed.
How we work
Start with the deal requirements
We establish the perimeter, the intended end state and what must work on Day 1. The scope follows those requirements. A pre-LOI assessment, a carve-out and a hold-period remediation programme need different evidence and different outputs.
Make the basis of the finding visible
Our Technology Discovery Framework structures discovery and diligence. Findings should be traceable to their evidence. Where access is limited or a point cannot be verified, we record the gap rather than treat an assumption as a fact.
Carry the implications into the plan
A technology finding matters because of what it changes. We translate findings into costs, dependencies, timing and work to complete. Integration, separation and TSA templates provide a structure for carrying that detail into delivery. The M&A Capability Maturity Model forms part of our methodology.
A practical referral for other advisers
An introduction does not need to start with a broad transformation brief. It can start with a seller dependency, a Day-1 concern or uncertainty over the data supporting the deal model.
For investment banks and M&A advisors, we support technology and data preparation for buyer scrutiny. For law firms, we supply technical evidence on separation requirements, TSA dependencies and data findings. Counsel determines the legal implications and contractual protections.
Our Data Readiness & Assurance service applies this division of responsibility to pre-close data assessment. Under the buyer-side model, the parties’ counsel agree the clean-team protocol and Heremba supplies findings within it. Sellers can commission an independent vendor data report.
Questions deal teams ask
What responsibility does Heremba take on?
Heremba takes ownership of the technology workstream defined in the engagement. That can include assessment, separation, integration, readiness or remediation. We make the outputs and dependencies explicit, alongside the decisions required from the client. The assignment can cover one stage or extend across the deal lifecycle.
Where does Heremba work?
Heremba is headquartered in the UK and works on UK, European and cross-border deals. The technology scope follows the transaction perimeter and the systems and data involved. We establish the relevant dependencies and access requirements when scoping the engagement, alongside the other members of the deal team.
How does Heremba work with internal IT?
Internal IT provides context on the estate and the operational requirements the deal must respect. We work alongside it within an agreed scope, translating the transaction’s technology requirements into assessment and delivery work. Responsibilities, dependencies and decisions need to be explicit so the workstream can be governed.
What supports Heremba’s approach?
The approach draws on the Technology Discovery Framework, the M&A Capability Maturity Model, and integration, separation and TSA templates. The anonymised case studies provide evidence of delivery. They cover diligence, separation, integration, Day-1 rescue and estate remediation, with programme scope or outcomes stated for each assignment.
Discuss the work that needs an owner
Tell us where the deal stands, what needs to be established and the deadline. We will use that context to discuss the technology assignment, its boundaries and the evidence needed to scope it.