Identity Access Management Services
Don’t Let Identity Debt Kill Your Deal Synergies.
IT integration issues contribute to 70% of missed M&A value. We are the specialized partners who secure “Day 1” access, consolidate fragmented Active Directories, and manage complex divestitures without breaking business momentum.
The Problem
Why M&A IT Fails
The “Day 1” Access Crisis The deal is signed, but the real work has just begun. Most organizations underestimate the complexity of merging two distinct IT environments, leading to:
- The “Double Login” Nightmare: Acquired employees are stuck juggling two sets of credentials, killing productivity and breeding resentment.
- The Security Blind Spot: Inheriting an acquired company means inheriting their bad habits—over-permissioned admins, stale service accounts, and shadow IT.
- The “Forever” Trust: Creating a two-way forest trust is a quick fix that often becomes a permanent security hole, allowing malware to move laterally between organizations.
The Divestiture Entanglement: Untangling a spun-off entity is harder than merging one. Identifying shared dependencies without breaking critical apps is a high-stakes game.
The Solution:
The 90-Day Integration Playbook
A Structured Path to One Company We don’t just “connect the pipes.” We execute a business-aligned integration strategy that balances speed-to-value with security hygiene.
Phase 1: Due Diligence & Discovery (Pre-Close) We treat identity like financial debt. We audit the target environment to quantify the “identity debt” you are acquiring—from legacy protocols to privileged account sprawl.
- Outcome: A risk-adjusted integration budget and timeline.
Phase 2: “Day 1” Connectivity (Days 1-30) We focus on immediate user productivity without compromising security. We implement modern federation patterns (B2B collaboration, cross-tenant sync) to enable collaboration without messy full-trust relationships.
- Outcome: Seamless email, Teams, and app access for both workforces.
Phase 3: Consolidation & Migration (Days 31-90) The hard work of harmonizing directories. We rationalize duplicate identities, migrate users to the target tenant, and decommission legacy identity providers.
Outcome: A single, unified identity source of truth.
Core M&A Capabilities
Active Directory Consolidation Merging AD forests is the “heavy lifting” of M&A. We handle the complex attribute mapping, SID history migration, and schema extensions required to unify disparate on-prem environments.
- We Deliver: Zero-downtime user migration and workstation re-ACLing.
Tenant-to-Tenant Migration (Microsoft 365) Moving mailboxes is easy; moving identity is hard. We manage the full lifecycle of Entra ID (Azure AD) tenant consolidation, ensuring that permissions, guest accounts, and conditional access policies translate correctly.
- We Deliver: A unified Global Address List (GAL) and seamless Teams interoperability.
Divestiture & Carve-Outs Breaking up is hard to do. When selling a business unit, you must surgically separate identities without severing access to shared services during the Transition Service Agreement (TSA) period.
- We Deliver: A clean “Clone & Go” separation strategy that minimizes TSA penalties.
Success Story
Integrating a $500M Acquisition in 4 Months The Challenge: A healthcare client acquired a regional competitor with a completely incompatible legacy identity stack (Novell eDirectory) and 2,000 users. The Airitos Approach:
- Month 1: Deployed a “virtual directory” layer to federate access immediately without migration.
- Month 3: Completed a background migration of all user identities to Azure AD.
- Month 4: Decommissioned the legacy eDirectory servers. The Result: The client achieved “Day 1” productivity goals and eliminated $200k in annual legacy licensing costs within the first quarter.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Should we migrate immediately or keep separate tenants? A: It depends on the integration strategy (Absorption vs. Holding Company). We help you decide based on business goals. For full absorptions, we recommend a “federate first, migrate later” approach to balance speed and risk.
Q: How do we handle “identity clashes” (duplicate usernames)? A: This is a common issue. Our playbook includes automated conflict resolution logic that renames/remaps users based on a standardized naming convention before the migration begins.
Q: Can you help with the “people” side of change management? A: Absolutely. Identity changes are personal to employees. We provide communication templates and “white glove” support plans to ensure executives and VIPs have a smooth transition experience.