- Business technology strategy
- M&A and value creation
- Executive advisory
Jakobus founded Numata to give mid-market and private-equity-backed businesses the calibre of technology leadership usually reserved for the enterprise. His writing draws on two decades of operating experience across South Africa, the UK and the GCC, and focuses on how boards, investors and executive teams convert technology decisions into measurable value.
- Field note
Mastering the art of IT carve-outs in M&A success
Separation planning, TSA discipline and Day 1 readiness, from the operator's seat.
- Perspective
Five mistakes that can sink your next M&A deal
The technology missteps most often surfaced in post-mortems of failed transactions.
- Perspective
Why 86% of M&A deals don't succeed, and how to avoid the same fate
The recurring reasons integrations fail, and what technology leadership can do before close to change the outcome.
- Perspective
Can IT influence the valuation of a business?
How technology posture shows up in diligence, and where it moves value up or down.
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