Having integrated three established tech firms over a ten-year period ourselves and emerging the company of record, M&As continue to pique the interest of our founder, Christian Argie, for two reasons:

Tech Advisory & Integration Projects

This is already a stressful time – chaos abounds and uncertainty looms among both companies’ staff, with morale outside of the executive suite at an all-time low. The last thing you need is technology getting in the way of a successful integration.

While the common strategy is the target company adopting the equipment and business systems of the acquiring company, it’s not always the best choice. The process often takes months or years to fully integrate, requiring two expensive separate support systems be kept up in the meantime. Sometimes, this is an opportunity to merge the strongpoints of both companies’ systems. And in several cases, our clients had been the target company, and the acquiring company actually annexed their systems for themselves, simply because they were better!

While each transaction is different, planning is key. And we’re here to help you through the process, as well as welcome and train your newest team members.

Strategic Business Opportunities

Are you a founder-led MSP, IT service firm, or self-employed consultant with primarily SMB and mid-market clientele? If so, we’d love to chat about a potential exit strategy. After decades of building a great team and dedicated client base, your loyalty to both runs deep. Many entrepreneurs would rather simply wind down operations or negotiate a buy-in with a family member at fire sale pricing before selling out to private equity or another conglomerate only interested in your customer list.

If we’re a mutual fit, partnering with us can be a real alternative. As one of the last founder-led and family-owned firms remaining of this size not owned by a faceless “fund” or large corporate entity, our growth capital is 100% organic and we’re beholden to zero outside interests. This means we are free to uphold your legacy as a premium service provider. On average, 83% of clients remain with Top Notch three years post-integration! There are multiple ways to join forces, depending on your timeline and desire to remain with the company (we hope you will!).

If interested, please contact us using the form below.