PPavionExecutive Cockpit

Brand / M&A 360

The roll-up lens — proving the thesis deal by deal, and surfacing the integration drag that holds margin back.

Pavion · FY26 (modeled)
#4 SDM Top Systems Integrators (2025)
2,800 employees · 70+ US sites · 23 countries
Executive read· the answer, then the moves

The roll-up thesis is working — +$24M of EBITDA captured and 74% of synergy banked — but 4 in-flight businesses ($165M revenue) still hold margin back. Finish their cutover to close the gap to 100% synergy, the highest-return work in the company.

4 of 4 headline metrics improving vs prior · still off target: M&A Synergy Realization 78.0% vs 100.0%, Adj. EBITDA Margin 14.8% vs 16.0%, DSO (Days Sales Outstanding) 54d vs 48d

Do now — ranked by urgency
  1. 1
    Finish the 4 in-flight integrations to close the synergy gapAct now
    Why it matters

    Avg synergy is only 74% of plan banked; the unrealized balance is EBITDA already underwritten but not yet captured.

    What's driving it
    • Avg synergy 74% of plan
    • 4 businesses in flight ($165M revenue)
    FYI
    • In flight: RFI Enterprises, ISC, ECD Systems, Signet
    • EBITDA uplift to date +$24M
  2. 2
    Recover Signet — lowest synergy at 40%Act now
    Why it matters

    Signet is the weakest cohort on synergy capture; a 90-day savings plan on the gap is unrealized EBITDA.

    What's driving it
    • Signet synergy 40% · 45% integrated
    • 0 in-flight brand(s) with DSO above as-acquired
    FYI
    • Status: Early
    • EBITDA 8→9%
  3. 3
    Staples credit exposureAct now
    Why it matters

    Move to credit hold pending paydown; reforecast ARR net of likely churn.

    What's driving it
    • Overdue AR
    • Signal: Alert
    FYI

    Distress filings + overdue AR; churn risk High on $6.4M account.

  4. 4
    Blocker: Quoting / CPQ — Integrated Security & Comms (ISC)Act now
    Why it matters

    Gates the cohort cutover (and the exit).

    What's driving it
    • due 2026-09-15 · Mitigating
    • Signal: Integration blocker
    FYI
    • Legacy estimator has no API; quote history export blocked on vendor — stalls CPQ cutover.
    • Owner: Todd Jackson
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● LiveBuilt forCOO · Integration PMO· what to cut over nextCFO· unbanked synergy & DSO dragBoard / Wind Point· is the roll-up thesis working

Pavion is built by acquisition. This view shows, for each business bought, what we paid for vs what it earns now — and flags the ones still mid-integration where ~+$21M of profit, faster cash and lower churn are still on the table.

Data backing: brand_cohort (as-acquired vs current EBITDA, DSO, ARR, integration %, synergy realized)
Acquired revenue
$317M
7 tracked deals
Recurring (ARR)
$127M
from the cohorts
EBITDA uplift
+$24M
since purchase
Avg synergy
74%
of plan banked
Integrated
3/7
fully absorbed
Still in flight
$165M
4 businesses
The thesis, in one line

+$24M of profit captured, 74% of the plan banked

Finishing the 4 in-flight businesses (RFI Enterprises, ISC, ECD Systems, Signet) closes the gap to 100% — the single highest-return work in the company.

Deal by deal

As-acquired → today

Each card: what changed since purchase, how far integration has gone, and the next move.

Firecom
acquired 2021 · $34M revenue · $12M ARR
Integrated
EBITDA %
9→14
DSO
71→58d
Synergy
92%
Integration100%
Next: Integrated. Harvest it — push cross-brand cross-sell into its customer base and protect the margin gains.
DavEd Fire Systems
acquired 2021 · $22M revenue · $8M ARR
Integrated
EBITDA %
8→13
DSO
66→54d
Synergy
90%
Integration100%
Next: Integrated. Harvest it — push cross-brand cross-sell into its customer base and protect the margin gains.
AFA Protective Systems
acquired 2022 · $96M revenue · $52M ARR
Integrated
EBITDA %
11→16
DSO
68→56d
Synergy
88%
Integration95%
Next: Integrated. Harvest it — push cross-brand cross-sell into its customer base and protect the margin gains.
RFI Enterprises
acquired 2023 · $58M revenue · $19M ARR
In progress
EBITDA %
10→13
DSO
70→61d
Synergy
74%
Integration82%
Next: Recover synergy — 74% of plan banked. Put a 90-day savings plan on the gap; this is unrealized EBITDA.
Integrated Security & Comms (ISC)
acquired 2024 · $41M revenue · $14M ARR
In progress
EBITDA %
9→11
DSO
73→67d
Synergy
55%
Integration60%
Next: Recover synergy — 55% of plan banked. Put a 90-day savings plan on the gap; this is unrealized EBITDA.
ECD Systems
acquired 2024 · $37M revenue · $13M ARR
In progress
EBITDA %
9→12
DSO
71→60d
Synergy
78%
Integration80%
Next: Recover synergy — 78% of plan banked. Put a 90-day savings plan on the gap; this is unrealized EBITDA.
Signet
acquired 2024 · $29M revenue · $9M ARR
Early
EBITDA %
8→9
DSO
69→66d
Synergy
40%
Integration45%
Next: Sequence first — only 45% integrated. Accelerate the back-office/sales cutover to stop synergy leaking.
Rack & stack

Which acquisition is performing best?

Each cohort ranked within the set on five KPIs (direction per metric), then a composite Overall Rank from summed rank points — the dashboard's RANKX leaderboard. Top & bottom highlighted.

OverallUnitRevenue↑ betterEBITDA %↑ betterARR↑ betterSynergy %↑ betterDSO gain↑ betterRank pts
1AFA Protective Systems$96M#116%#1$52M#188%#312d#28
2Firecom$34M#514%#2$12M#592%#113d#114
3RFI Enterprises$58M#213%#3$19M#274%#59d#517
4DavEd Fire Systems$22M#713%#3$8M#790%#212d#221
4ECD Systems$37M#412%#5$13M#478%#411d#421
6ISC$41M#311%#6$14M#355%#66d#624
7Signet$29M#69%#7$9M#640%#73d#733

Higher EBITDA %, revenue, ARR and synergy rank better; DSO gain = days of receivables improvement since acquisition (more = better). Composite rank points are the sum of the five per-KPI ranks (lower = better).

The full cohort

Every acquisition, one row

As-acquired → current across EBITDA, DSO, integration and synergy.

BrandYrRevenueARREBITDA %DSOIntegratedSynergyStatus
Firecom2021$34M$12M9147158d100%92%Integrated
DavEd Fire Systems2021$22M$8M8136654d100%90%Integrated
AFA Protective Systems2022$96M$52M11166856d95%88%Integrated
RFI Enterprises2023$58M$19M10137061d82%74%In progress
Integrated Security & Comms (ISC)2024$41M$14M9117367d60%55%In progress
ECD Systems2024$37M$13M9127160d80%78%In progress
Signet2024$29M$9M896966d45%40%Early