People profiles
Sanjeevan Valanju
Professional Background
- 20+ years experience as an operating model, business transformation, organisational design and change management specialist.
- Experience in varying capacities across M&A transactions ranging from $400m to $5bn
- Associate of Global PMI Partners, with a focus on post merger integration, operating model transformation and value release
- ACA and CIMA qualified Finance professional, and APMG certified Change Practitioner
- Past clients include FTSE and Fortune 100 companies, mid cap firms and PE owned businesses across 12 sectors
M&A Skills & Expertise
- Substantial experience in large and mid size M&A integration and separation programs, across borders, cultures, legal and regulatory jurisdictions
- Expertise in value extraction particularly from back office functions i.e. Finance, IT, HR, Sales Support, Supplier Management, Procurement and Operations
- Author of publications for CIMA, ICAEW and The Strategy Magazine on a range of topics including working capital management, outsourcing and people strategies
Project Highlights
- Global strategy and back office transformation lead for a PE owned, global $400m technology business. Part of the core team from the sell side managing due diligence and financial analysis that led to the successful acquisition of the business
- Programme managed and provided SME expertise in two post acquisition integrations (deal size $3bn+) for a global tech major. Scope included integration of product catalogue/orderability, rationalisation of IT infrastructure, financial reporting and merger of regional sales operations
- Led two years of accounting, reporting and FP&A projects during TSA and post transaction stand-up of teams to support the divestment of a global travel business ($900m deal value)
- Led technical accounting and financial integration support for a $5bn acquisition in the services sector with both target and acquiring companies being LSE and NYSE listed entities respectively
- Strong experience across in synergy/value release efforts (6 PE deals) with specialism in back office transformations (processes, technologies, shared services and org design)