Adviser to Digital Diligence Ltd (onefourzero) on the competitive merger with Palladium.

Deal Overview

Wilson Partners Corporate Finance was delighted to support onefourzero with financial and tax deal support for the competitive merger with the digital consultancy firm Palladium bringing together two of the most progressive consulting firms in the industry.

The combined Group will create a leading provider of Commercial, Digital and Technology Transaction Advisory providing the market with unrivalled access to data led Diligence, Strategy Consulting and Value Creation.

The bringing together of onefourzero and Palladium brings together two highly complementary award-winning businesses with a shared vision, delivering innovative, high-quality M&A and growth consulting to businesses. The combination of Palladium’s expertise in value creation and go-to-market and onefourzero’s highly reputed global M&A advisory and technology IP will enable the combined Palladium Group to offer a broader range of solutions to Private Equity and Investor-backed businesses and create new growth opportunities.

Fleur Hicks, CEO of onefourzero, said: “With onefourzero’s International Commercial Transaction Advisory success and Palladium’s highly regarded Value Creation and Go to Market Expertise, we combine to become the foremost data-led, tech-enabled advisory firm in the market. With offices across the globe and a combined network spanning all investment sizes, we are stronger together and very excited about this next chapter.”

About the Parties

Onefourzero, an award-winning digital and commercial M&A consulting firm, assist private equity firms, portfolio companies and brands using tech-enabled analytics tools combined with human judgement and deep sector insight. Through high-volume observational data insights and strategy, onefourzero helps firms make informed investment decisions, understand opportunities and risks, forecast growth and hit tough KPIs. The digital and commercial M&A consulting firm works with private equity firms and businesses across several sectors, including Business Services, eCommerce and Consumer, Education, Healthcare, Industrials, Leisure and Travel, Pharmaceuticals and Tech-enabled companies.

Palladium, an award-winning digital consultancy firm, works across the entire deal cycle, from identifying digital opportunities and risks in due diligence to extracting value through the development of new digital products and services. The digital consultancy firm works with a diverse range of private equity businesses and their portfolios, supporting clients with transaction advisory and portfolio value creation across Europe, the US, Asia and Africa. Palladium’s sector experience spans several sectors, including eCommerce and Retail, Financial Services, Transport and Logistics, Manufacturing, Travel and Tourism, Technology and SaaS, FMCG and Education.

Dan James, Director at Wilson Partners commented: “Having known Fleur and the team for many years, having worked alongside them on several deals, it was a real pleasure to be able to support this transaction to realise some value for the hard work they have put in but also to establish a lucrative new partnership with Palladium that will enable all involved to continue to drive the value proposition.”