Mergers and acquisitions are increasing, but identity integration remains a major bottleneck that delays realizing business value. Research from PwC shows that many mergers fail to achieve expected revenue or cost synergies, while McKinsey reports that cyber risk is a top concern for dealmakers. A key challenge is that acquired organizations often bring separate Active Directory forests, HR systems, and identity stores that do not integrate easily with the acquiring company’s infrastructure. This creates delays in access provisioning, reduces visibility into user permissions, and increases security risks. As a result, employees may be unable to access critical applications, and security teams lack clear oversight of identity and access relationships, slowing down integration and limiting t

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