Post-Merger Integration: Syntegon × Telstar
Leading a complex PMI across geographies and functions for CVC.
Post-Merger Integration is one of the most demanding things I do — and one of the most impactful.
Following Syntegon's acquisition of Telstar in 2024, two leading pharmaceutical processing & packaging equipment players, I had the privilege to lead the PMI alongside leadership teams across geographies and functions.
The scale
- 40 people mobilized
- 15 workstreams
- 1,000 integration actions closed
Covering Governance, Operations, Commercial Interfaces and Services.
The outcomes
Beyond numbers, this PMI delivered concrete results: a significantly expanded pharmaceutical liquid filling & aseptic portfolio, strong customer feedback, and first joint commercial wins shortly after closing.
The lesson
Over time, I have learned that PMI is less about frameworks and more about leadership, cadence, trust and disciplined execution.
Thank you to the CVC team — Torsten Türling, Stephan März, Matthias Wagner, Jordi Puig and Jerome Luciat-Labry — for their trust and partnership throughout this journey. And a tip of the hat to the PMI Core Team and the 40 Workstream Leaders who made this integration happen, day after day.