Practitioner-level writing on TSAs, carve-out separation, integration, and Day 1 readiness — from the MeridianCogent team.
5 articles
Services and systems discovered after close. Here's exactly where a $5M scope creep bill comes from, broken down line by line, and the defense that actually works.
10 September 2026 · 11 min read
A clear, practitioner-level explanation of TSAs — what they cover, how long they run, real cost data, and why they're one of the most consequential documents in any carve-out.
4 September 2026 · 10 min read
Start separation planning too soon and you're building for a deal that changes. Wait too long and you'll discover entanglements post-close that cost millions. Here's the deal timeline that resolves the paradox.
2 September 2026 · 10 min read
TSA extensions rarely look expensive in the moment. Here's the exact escalation math behind why they quietly erode deal value more than almost any other post-close risk.
26 August 2026 · 9 min read
Day 1 readiness is one of the most frequently claimed and least rigorously tested milestones in a carve-out. Here's a stricter definition, a minimum-viable-readiness framework, and the cost of getting it wrong.
14 August 2026 · 11 min read