Integrating compliance systems after a merger or acquisition is notoriously tricky and can cause headaches for the compliance teams at both entities. During the 2024 Compliance & Ethics Institute hosted by the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, Katarzyna Golonka, TD Synnex’s vice president for global compliance, and Jannica Houben, vice president for global legal transformation at the same company, shared insights on creating a post-transaction playbook to help the process run smoothly. This article summarizes their advice on aligning structures and processes, gaining buy-in from company leadership and embracing interim solutions. See our two-part series on the John Deere Settlement: “Internal Controls Fail to Prevent T&E Missteps” (Sep. 25, 2024), and “M&A Integration, Commercial Bribery and Compliance Remediation” (Oct. 23, 2024).