Doug Pace is a recognized leader in post-merger integration, known for helping executives, boards, and investors turn transaction strategy into sustained enterprise performance. With decades of experience advising Fortune 500 companies, private equity sponsors, and founder-led organizations, Doug is most often engaged when integration complexity, execution risk, and leadership alignment are highest.

Doug’s reputation as a top post-merger integration expert is built on his ability to move organizations from deal close to operational control quickly and decisively. He works directly with leadership teams to establish clarity, accountability, and execution discipline—focusing on the practical realities of running the business while integrating people, processes, and systems.

Integration Leadership from Day One - Doug personally leads integration efforts, acting as an extension of executive leadership to establish governance, decision rights, and operating cadence immediately after close.

Value Capture & Synergy Execution - Doug focuses on converting deal models into real results by identifying, prioritizing, and executing revenue, cost, and operational synergies with clear ownership and timelines.

Operating Model & Organizational Alignment - Doug helps leadership teams design future-state operating models that align structure, incentives, and workflows to the combined company’s strategic objectives.

Private Equity & High-Stakes Transactions - Doug brings deep experience supporting private equity sponsors through platform builds, roll-ups, carve-outs, and complex integrations where speed and precision are critical.

Doug Pace leads post-merger integration work through Stonehill, partnering directly with leadership teams to ensure integrations deliver on their strategic and financial promise. His approach is hands-on, disciplined, and outcome-driven—focused on making integration a source of confidence, not disruption.