West Monroe Partners has acquired Waterstone Management Group. The deal deepens West Monroe's merger and acquisition (M&A) consulting expertise for technology companies and private equity firms. Financial terms were not disclosed.Waterstone works exclusively with technology companies and their investors, with experience and insight across software, hardware, business & IT services, communications, and data & information services, the company says. The business focuses on on six core areas:
- Growth strategies;
- Go-to-market strategies;
- Customer success;
- Services transformation;
- Analytics; and
- Private equity consulting.
West Monroe's Expanding M&A Team
West Monroe, which also is a Top 100 Vertical Market MSP for 2019, is driving home the importance of Waterstone's M&A expertise. Indeed, buying Waterstone expands West Monroe's national M&A team by 15 percent, and San Francisco area headcount by 40 percent -- though actual headcount figures were not disclosed.The combined M&A practice will offer:- pre-close diligence capabilities across commercial, technology, and operations;
- post-close implementation and value creating services.
