Partnership News: Xpertegic Announces Strategic Partnership with Kaiban Consulting, Expanding Supply Chain and Revenue Integration Capabilities
Kaiban Consulting leaders Talon Rice and Sherrie Reese-Rice join Xpertegic as Operating Experts, strengthening support for procurement, third-party risk, go-to-market, revenue operations, and post-merger integration for private equity sponsors and PE-backed companies.
Jacksonville, FL / Richmond, VA — Aug 20, 2026 Xpertegic Partners, an M&A corporate development and integration firm serving private equity firms and PE-backed companies, today announced a strategic partnership with Kaiban Consulting, a Richmond, Virginia–based advisory firm serving PE-backed and nationally. As part of the partnership, Kaiban leaders Talon Rice and Sherrie Reese-Rice will join the Xpertegic Operating Expert Network.
The partnership expands Xpertegic’s operating capabilities in two areas that often determine whether an acquisition delivers its intended value after close: supply chain and procurement integration, and go-to-market and revenue integration.
Rice will support third-party due diligence, procurement, supplier continuity, contract risk, and spend performance. Reese-Rice will support go-to-market integration, revenue operations, account performance, retention, and commercial execution. Together, they add practical operating depth for private equity sponsors and portfolio company leaders who need functional execution to remain tightly connected to the investment thesis.
How private equity teams will engage the partnership
Sponsors, operating partners, and portfolio company leaders can access Kaiban’s expertise through Xpertegic across the transaction lifecycle:
Pre-close / diligence: Third-party and commercial risk visibility, supplier and contract exposure, and revenue-network readiness signals that inform the investment thesis
Day One readiness: Procurement and GTM workstream design so critical vendor, customer, and account continuity is protected at close
First 100 days and beyond: Hands-on functional integration—spend and supplier performance on the cost side; pipeline, retention, and account discipline on the revenue side—tied to post-close value-creation plans
Inquiries may be directed to Xpertegic for engagement scoping, with Kaiban Operating Experts deployed as part of the Xpertegic delivery model.
“Private equity value creation increasingly depends on how well platforms execute after the deal is signed; not just how well the model looked in the CIM,” said Dieunor Michel, CFA, Founding Managing Partner of Xpertegic. “Partnering with Kaiban adds operator depth in procurement, third-party risk, and commercial integration. These are workstreams where thesis leakage is common and recovery is expensive. Our clients get specialized execution when and where they need it, without building every capability in-house.”
“Integrations fail when cost-side vendor reality and revenue-side customer reality are treated as afterthoughts,” said Talon Rice, JD, MBA, Founder of Kaiban Consulting and Xpertegic Operating Expert. “Kaiban’s role is to help PE-backed teams connect procurement, contract risk, and supplier continuity directly to the deal thesis—from diligence through Day One and the first hundred days—so savings and control improvements show up as operating results, not slideware.”
“Growth theses only hold if accounts, networks, and revenue operations hold after close,” said Sherrie Reese-Rice, MBA, Chief Revenue Officer of Kaiban Consulting and Xpertegic Operating Expert. “We help sponsors and PortCo leaders protect retention, strengthen commercial visibility, and build the GTM discipline required to sustain the investment case. This matters especially in complex healthcare and services environments where relationship capital is the asset.”
Rice holds a law degree and MBA from Duquesne University and a BA from the University of Virginia.
Talon Rice is a supply chain and procurement executive with more than 20 years of experience across strategic sourcing, supplier management, contract negotiation, third-party risk, and post-merger integration. His experience includes leadership roles and work inside Fortune 500 companies including Capital One, Ally Financial, Smurfit WestRock, and Altria.
Across his career, Rice has led supply chain organizations with nine-figure spend accountability and delivered nearly $50 million in annual run-rate savings. His transaction and risk experience includes vendor diligence on an $8.5 billion loan portfolio acquisition that produced 13% vendor run-rate reductions, closing high-severity regulatory findings, and strengthening third-party FCPA controls across hundreds of suppliers.
He has also driven a 460% ROI autonomous sourcing use case, increased deal competition by 10%, and reduced contract review cycle times by 20%. As Founder of Kaiban Consulting, Rice has led strategic sourcing initiatives for regional mid-market companies and built an AI-enabled delivery model that improved productivity by 67%.
At Xpertegic, Rice will help PE-backed companies connect procurement and third-party risk management directly to the deal thesis, with a focus on vendor visibility, contract risk allocation, supplier continuity, and spend performance before and after close.
Reese-Rice holds an MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University and a BA from the University of Virginia.
Sherrie Reese-Rice is a revenue operations and commercial integration executive with more than 15 years of experience across go-to-market infrastructure, network design, account management, and post-close revenue performance.
Her experience includes work across Elevance Health and Carelon Health, including responsibility for a $1.8 million annual provider portfolio supporting more than 5,000 Medicare Advantage members and more than 3,100 providers across 50-plus practices.
As Chief Revenue Officer of Kaiban Consulting, Reese-Rice helps PE-backed and mid-market companies translate Fortune 500 revenue operations and network discipline into stronger retention, lower concentration risk, and scalable growth. Earlier in her career, her growth leadership generated more than 20 contracts and more than $2 million in annual revenue from a cold pipeline.
At Xpertegic, Reese-Rice will support PE-backed companies across go-to-market integration, revenue operations, account integration, pipeline discipline, network performance, and post-close retention — particularly where commercial infrastructure must support the deal thesis from Day 1.
The Kaiban Consulting partnership is part of Xpertegic’s broader effort to give private equity firms and portfolio companies access to experienced operators who can support complex M&A work across the full transaction lifecycle.
For procurement and supply chain, that means understanding supplier dependencies, third-party risk, contract exposure, and savings opportunities before they become integration problems. For commercial integration, it means protecting customer relationships, strengthening revenue visibility, and creating the operating discipline required to sustain growth after close.
By bringing those capabilities into the Xpertegic Operating Expert Network, the firms can support transaction teams and portfolio leaders with specialized expertise when and where it is needed. This creates a clearer path from announcement to engagement for sponsors who need functional PMI support tied to the investment thesis.
Media Contacts and Next Steps
For PE sponsors, operating partners, and portfolio company leaders seeking PMI or functional integration support:
Visit https://xpertegic.com/contact/ or contact Xpertegic to scope an engagement.
Kaiban Operating Experts are deployed through the Xpertegic Operating Expert Network.
For partnership, co-marketing, or Kaiban firm inquiries:
Visit https://www.kaibanconsulting.com/contact.
Media for Xpertegic:
Dieunor Michel, Founding Managing Partner
Media for Kaiban Consulting:
Sherrie Reese-Rice, CRO
About Xpertegic
Xpertegic is an M&A corporate development and integration firm that partners with private equity firms and PE-backed companies. The firm supports clients across corporate development, due diligence, post-merger integration, and functional integration, combining transaction experience with hands-on operating expertise to help clients identify opportunities, execute acquisitions, and create value after close.
Website:https://xpertegic.com
About Kaiban Consulting
Kaiban Consulting is a Richmond, Virginia–based advisory firm that helps private equity-backed and mid-market companies improve performance across strategic sourcing, procurement, third-party risk, revenue operations, and commercial execution. Led by Talon Rice and Sherrie Reese-Rice, the firm brings Fortune 500 operating discipline, practical transformation experience, and AI-enabled delivery models to growth, risk, and value-creation initiatives. Kaiban is NMSDC- and Virginia SWaM-certified.
Website:https://www.kaibanconsulting.com
