Independent
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Unbiased counsel.
No vendor allegiance. No platform tax. The advice you receive is the advice we'd give ourselves.
Independent Counsel · Est. 2026
Where capitalmeets
An independent firm at the intersection of information strategy, M&A, and enterprise transformation — engaged for the moments that decide a decade.
$14B+
Transactions advised
120+
Integrations led
100%
Partner-led
The Practice
The Boardroom
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What we do
Four practices. One discipline.
Specialized expertise across information, transactions, delivery, and risk — woven together so your most consequential initiatives stay coherent from boardroom to back office.
Plate 01
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Information Strategy & Governance
Frameworks that turn data into a strategic asset — bringing structure, clarity, and control to the most complex information environments.
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Plate 02
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M&A Advisory
End-to-end M&A — IT due diligence, integration, carve-outs, divestitures — with disciplined execution from pre-deal through TSA exit.
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Plate 03
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Program & Project Management
Strategic delivery for cross-functional programs — integration, ERP transformation, modernization — with structure at every phase.
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Plate 04
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Risk & Compliance Advisory
Identify, assess, and mitigate risk across technology, data, and operations — aligned with NIST, ISO 27001, and modern data privacy.
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We are a boutique advisory for the moments where strategy meets reality — integration design, infrastructure transformation, and program execution that holds under pressure.
Plate 05 · M&A Advisory
M&A advisory
Deals are won — or lost — in the details of integration.
From due diligence through divestiture — we bring discipline, independence, and quiet authority to the most consequential moments in a company's life.
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Five steps. One outcome — value delivered.
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Assess
Understand the business, the risks, and what's truly at stake.
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Design
Build tailored strategies, frameworks, and target operating models.
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Plan
Define priorities, sequencing, resources, and a credible roadmap.
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Execute
Lead delivery — pragmatic, accountable, and outcome-driven.
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Deliver
Measure what changed. Lock in benefits. Hand over confidently.
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Why Sterling
Built for the consequential decisions.
Five disciplines. One standard. A senior team accountable to the people who sign the room.
Transactional
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Deal-tested hands.
Hundreds of integrations, carve-outs and TSAs. We arrive on day one knowing where the seams will tear.
Strategic
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Evidence over instinct.
Decisions framed by data, sharpened by experience — never the other way around.
Compliant
04
Auditor-ready always.
Aligned with NIST, ISO 27001 and the regulators in the room. Quietly, by default.
Measurable
05
Outcomes we commit to.
We sign our name to the result. Decks are a side-effect of work that ships.
Industries
Cross-sector fluency.
Six industries. One operating principle: the firm with the cleanest information, the clearest plan, and the steadiest hand makes the better decision.
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Whether you're preparing for a transaction, defining a governance program, or leading a transformation — start with a confidential conversation.
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