CrossCountry Consulting
Advisory firm supporting finance, operations and technology workstreams across acquisitions, integrations, divestitures and carve-outs.
crosscountry-consulting.comCrossCountry Consulting advises corporate finance teams and private equity clients across the transaction lifecycle. Its transaction practice covers full-lifecycle M&A, divestitures, carve-outs, IPO readiness and related transformation.
Integration and separation mandates draw on finance, accounting, risk, operations and technology capabilities. The firm supports operating-model design, governance, financial reporting, systems transition and business-continuity planning.
Principal activities
Governance, workstream coordination, Day 1 readiness, 100-day planning and synergy tracking.
Separation planning, standalone readiness, transition-service management and stranded-cost coordination.
Operating-model alignment, functional execution, change management and post-close performance support.
- Typical clients: Corporate acquirers, private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, boards, management teams and divesting organizations.
- Engagement context: Pre-close planning, Day 1 readiness, post-merger integration, corporate separation, carve-outs, TSA management and value realization.
CrossCountry Consulting operates at the execution stage of transactions, where governance, business continuity, functional coordination and delivery against transaction objectives become central. View the firm’s relevant services ↗
Functional and transaction coverage
- Private equity portfolio companies
- Business services
- Consumer
- Healthcare
- Industrials
- Technology
- Integration management office
- Separation management office
- Day 1 readiness
- Carve-outs
- TSA planning and exit
- Synergy realization
The precise role depends on the transaction perimeter, timing, geography, operating model, shared-service dependencies and available internal resources. Assignments may coordinate finance, technology, operations, human resources, legal, commercial and communications workstreams.
Market position
CrossCountry Consulting is positioned as a independent integration and separation advisory firm. Its relevance reflects direct involvement in transaction execution, senior practitioner access, functional depth and the ability to support management teams through compressed transition timetables.
Distinctive focus: Cross-functional transaction execution spanning finance, operations, risk and technology.
Competitive context
CrossCountry Consulting competes with integration specialists, transaction-execution boutiques, operations consultancies and independent transformation advisers. The relevant peer set varies by deal size, sector, geographic scope and whether the mandate centers on integration, separation, technology, finance or operating performance.
Comparable firms are selected according to overlap in business model, client segment, service coverage, geographic activity and transaction profile. Inclusion does not imply an exhaustive competitor set or an equivalence in scale, ranking or market position.
Leadership
| Person | Current position | Institutional background |
|---|---|---|
| Kati Penney | Transaction Solutions leader | Full-lifecycle M&A, divestiture and transaction advisory |
| N/A | Chief executive officer | Current role not confirmed in the sources reviewed |
| N/A | Integration practice leader | Current role not confirmed in the sources reviewed |
Leadership information reflects the roles available in the public sources reviewed on 20 August 2026. View current leadership information ↗
Corporate and regulatory information
CrossCountry Consulting provides consulting or advisory services. Public information reviewed does not identify a single group-wide regulated-securities registration applicable to its integration and separation consulting work.
View registered-entity details
| Principal entity | CrossCountry Consulting LLC |
| Regulatory status | Consulting or advisory services |
| Registration identifier | N/A |
| Headquarters | McLean, Virginia |
| Primary jurisdiction | United States |
Principal offices
- McLean
- New York
- Boston
- San Francisco
- Seattle
- London
- Dublin
Rankings and recognition
Ranking inclusion is editorially determined. The existence or maintenance of a Wiki profile does not influence ranking eligibility, tier or position.
Related institutions and subjects
Sources and data transparency
The following sources were accessed on 20 August 2026:
- Transaction Solutions — integration, separation and transaction-execution capabilities.
- CrossCountry Consulting — firm overview, services and institutional information.
- Advisory Ranking — Top 20 M&A Integration and Separation Advisory 2026 inclusion and tier classification.
