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Stop overpaying big consultancies for average integration results. M&A isn’t just a financial deal. It’s a human one, and when the people side gets overlooked, even the best strategy can unravel. Yet time and again, I see PE investors and founders leaving the most critical part of integration to chance (or to the wrong advisors). Big consultancies will sell you armies of juniors and endless slide decks. Specialists often lack the depth to deliver globally, at deal pace. Both can be costly mistakes. That’s why I built PPL, the home of the M&A People Integration Playbook. PPL exists to replace the old model with something sharper: ✅ HR Due Diligence → Spotting risks, talent gaps & liabilities early ✅ Leadership & Culture Integration → Aligning the people behind the business ✅ Retention & Change → Keeping your best people engaged and moving forward I’ve led people strategies across high-growth scale-ups, international acquisitions, and PE/VC-backed businesses. The pattern is clear: when people integration works, deals deliver. When it doesn’t, value leaks. 👉 At PPL, we make M&A human, scalable, and successful, so founders and investors can unlock the returns their deal models promised. If you’re about to invest, acquire, or integrate, then let’s talk. There’s a smarter way to do this. =========================================== "In an extremely fast moving and challenging environment, Dylan joined the Integration Team leading the People, Culture and Comms workstream of 200 people from Reg-Room and Thompson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence into CUBE. He hit the ground running, prioritising and delivering urgent and strategic requirements from his first morning." - Andrew Scola, M&A Integration and Carve-out Expert -- ex Deloitte, PwC "What Dylan doesn't know about M&A you could write on your toe nail! He is super knowledgeable, knows his way around M&A like the back of his hand and is SUPER patient. He is objective, thoughtful and puts the employees first - always." - Elinor Brett, FCIPD, Interim CPO/HR Director "Dylan guided the Board with regards to leadership transition at the Company, and executed with integrity and action throughout the restructuring and acquisition programme." - Farooq Jaffrey, Fintech Venture Capital Investments "As COO, Dylan worked closely with the CEO to implement a turnaround strategy and successfully positioned the company for its successful acquisition by Trading Technologies." - Mark Rodrigues, Venture Partner, Illuminate Financial ===========================================