RGP Taps M&A Veteran Daniel Boyer to Lead Integrated Deal Advisory

DALLAS, TX – March 10, 2026 – Global professional services firm RGP has announced the appointment of industry veteran Daniel Boyer to the newly created role of Senior Vice President, Head of M&A. The move signals a significant strategic investment by the firm to address the increasing complexity of corporate transactions, formally uniting its financial and technology advisory services to guide clients through the entire deal lifecycle.

Boyer’s appointment comes as the mergers and acquisitions landscape rebounds from a recent downturn. However, the market is fundamentally different, characterized by compressed deal timelines, heightened regulatory scrutiny, and unprecedented technological entanglement. Companies are no longer just acquiring assets; they are inheriting complex IT ecosystems, disparate data environments, and the urgent need to harmonize operations under intense pressure to deliver value.

In this new position, Boyer is tasked with expanding RGP's M&A offering to provide an end-to-end solution—from initial due diligence and Day 1 readiness to long-term post-close optimization. The initiative underscores RGP’s strategy to carve out a distinct niche in a competitive field by offering a single, accountable framework that aligns a company's finance, technology, and operations during its most critical transformations.

The New M&A Playbook: Integrating Finance and Tech

Today's M&A activity is a primary catalyst for enterprise-wide transformation. Deals now force organizations to tackle massive operational and technological challenges simultaneously, including integrating enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms, rationalizing technology portfolios, and modernizing operating models. RGP's strategic pivot is a direct response to this market reality.

“There has been a distinct acceleration in M&A activity at a time when transactions are growing more operationally and technologically complex,” said Scott Rottmann, President of Consulting Services at RGP. “Today’s deals demand more than transaction expertise. They require disciplined integration across finance and technology.”

Industry analysis supports this view, showing a clear shift in client demand. Companies are increasingly seeking advisory partners who can provide holistic support rather than siloed financial or IT advice. The success of a modern merger or acquisition is often determined not at the negotiating table, but in the months and years of integration that follow. Failure to align technology and financial objectives early in the process can lead to budget overruns, missed synergy targets, and a failure to realize the deal's intended strategic value.

RGP aims to address this with what it calls a differentiated model that provides a unified leadership structure for complex projects. By integrating its established CFO Advisory and CIO Solutions capabilities, the firm is positioning itself to deliver scalable, outcome-driven solutions that focus on sustained value realization long after a deal is signed. This approach is designed to de-risk the integration process and accelerate the path to profitability for its clients.

A Veteran Hand at the Helm

To spearhead this ambitious initiative, RGP has brought in a leader with deep experience in the M&A trenches. Daniel Boyer brings over two decades of experience leading cross-functional advisory teams through high-stakes transactions. His career includes senior leadership roles at some of the most respected names in consulting, including serving as a Managing Director in KPMG’s Deal Advisory & Strategy practice, and holding leadership positions at Alvarez & Marsal and Deloitte.

At these firms, Boyer built a reputation for partnering with corporate and private equity clients to navigate the entire transaction lifecycle, from initial strategy and diligence through to execution and value capture. His background is particularly notable for its focus on complex M&A in capital-intensive sectors, where the integration of physical operations and sophisticated technology is paramount.

Boyer’s perspective reflects the challenges his new role is designed to solve. “The M&A landscape today is more challenging than ever, with compressed timelines, heightened regulatory scrutiny, and increasing pressure to unlock value quickly,” said Boyer. He emphasized that success hinges on a disciplined, integrated approach from the outset.

“The organizations that succeed are those that establish clear governance, align finance and technology early, and execute with discipline,” he continued. “RGP’s integrated model allows us to work shoulder-to-shoulder with clients to accelerate integration, reduce risk, and create sustained value that extends well beyond the transaction.”

Competing in a Crowded Field

RGP's strategic push into integrated M&A advisory places it in a competitive arena dominated by the Big Four accounting firms—Deloitte, PwC, EY, and KPMG—as well as major consulting powerhouses like Accenture and McKinsey. These established players offer comprehensive M&A services, often with deep benches of financial and technological experts.

However, RGP is betting on a different value proposition. The firm has long defined itself by its mission to close the gap between high-level strategic advice and on-the-ground execution. Its model blends the rigor of traditional consulting with the flexibility of on-demand talent and the accountability of managed services. This approach, which the company markets as “Dare to Work Differently®,” is designed to provide faster impact and lower risk for clients.

The appointment of Boyer is part of a broader, cohesive strategy to bolster RGP's C-suite advisory capabilities. It follows the recent appointments of Greg Derderian as CFO Advisory Leader and Stephen Hook as Digital Solutions Leader. Together, these moves signal a concerted effort to build a leadership team that can deliver unified, cross-functional solutions for enterprise leaders navigating transformation.

By creating a dedicated M&A practice under Boyer's leadership, RGP is not simply adding a new service line. It is creating a formal bridge between its core finance and technology practices, aiming to provide a seamless experience for clients whose challenges inherently span both domains. The goal is to become the partner of choice for CFOs and CIOs who need to execute complex transformations with confidence and speed.