Cross-border mergers and acquisitions (CBM&A) are no longer just financial deals — they are governance and data integration challenges. The strongest predictor of post-merger success is the acquirer’s ability to transfer and align governance practices, turning institutional complexity into operational performance.
BC within the Microsoft Cloud Architecture provides the digital backbone to make this process seamless. BC integrates finance, ESG, compliance, and analytics into a single data model.
BC extends it into the integration phase — automating governance transfer, consolidating financial reporting, and enabling real-time monitoring via Power BI and Copilot.
With this architecture, organizations can:
Unify governance standards using BC’s ESG and compliance tools;
Harmonize financial structures with a shared COA and intercompany automation;
Monitor alignment through Power BI dashboards and Copilot insights;
Automate governance intelligence, detecting risks and recommending corrective actions.
Empirical research shows that firms that transfer stronger governance across borders can achieve up to 30% higher EBITDA and ROA growth within three years.
In this session, we’ll explore 10 AI-Driven Tips for Intelligent Due Diligence:
Transfer Governance (5 tips): Standardize financial and non-financial governance using BC, ESG modules, and shared dashboards.
Align Governance (5 tips): Drive consistent performance with intercompany automation, harmonized KPIs, and a unified BC tenant.