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)