IM2 Consulting

What IM2 Consulting does

IM2 Consulting, operating under the brand resolve (resolv.capital), is a New York-based boutique advisory firm founded in 2001 that serves financial institutions, PE sponsors, family offices, and capital markets clients. The firm positions itself as an operator-embedded alternative to traditional management consulting, sending senior operators inside client businesses with single-point accountability rather than delivering reports. Its service portfolio is organized across four lines: Transactions (full M&A lifecycle from diligence through integration and post-deal optimization), Performance (operating-model diagnosis, GTM redesign, and turnaround execution), Smart-decisions (white-glove market intelligence and competitive positioning), and AI + Agents (an AI-powered intelligence ecosystem with humans in the loop).

The firm's underlying technology stack integrates OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain, and TensorFlow to power proprietary agents, RPA tooling, and an offshore delivery engine. This AI ecosystem is positioned to deliver institutional-grade market intelligence, competitive analysis, benchmarking, and commercial diligence at approximately 20% of the cost of traditional Big 4 consulting. A proprietary 90-day system rebuild methodology — built around six principles (diagnose honestly, fix the foundation, structure for control, build durable revenue, execute with conviction, align economics) — underpins engagements.

The business model is outcome-based and performance-linked, with multi-year contracts aligned to client results rather than hours or deliverables. Go-to-market is entirely direct enterprise sales via discovery calls (Calendly), email outreach, and peer referrals from existing financial-institution clients. Documented outcomes include $82B+ in M&A value supported, $1.2B+ in annual client savings, and penetration across more than half of the top-ten global financial institutions. The firm operates with 1-10 employees, suggesting a high-leverage boutique structure where senior operators and the offshore engine drive the bulk of delivery capacity.

Name

IM2 Consulting

Legal name

resolve

Website

https://im2consulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IM2 Consulting, operating as resolve, is a New York-based boutique advisory firm that embeds senior operators inside financial institutions, PE sponsors, and capital markets firms to deliver M&A transactions, operating-model turnarounds, and AI-powered strategic advisory on outcome-based, multi-year contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Services Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Investment Banking and Securities Intermediation (523150), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

M&A Advisory (Buy-Side & Sell-Side) (BPAHAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate Finance & Capital Advisory (BPAHADAB), Capital Markets Advisory (IPO Readiness, SPAC, ECM/DCM Advisory) (BPAHAOAL)

Keywords

• Financial services consulting
• Payments advisory
• Fintech strategy
• Banking transformation
• Digital payments consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Outcome-Based Advisory Engagements: Project-based and outcome-linked engagements across transactions (M&A diligence, integration, synergy realization), performance (operating model redesign, GTM turnaround, cost optimization), and smart-decision advisory (market intelligence, strategic analysis). Pricing aligned to results at deal speed. No reports-for-fees model — embedded operators own execution inside the business.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IM2 Consulting, doing business as resolve (resolve.capital), is a boutique financial services consulting firm that advises top-10 financial institutions, private equity sponsors, and fintechs on payments, transactions, and digital banking transformation. The firm delivers outcome-based engagements organized around four practice areas: Transactions, Performance, AI + Agents, and Smart-decisions.

Product overview

Resolve (operated by IM2 Consulting) is an embedded operator advisory firm for the financial services marketplace. The offering is organized as three integrated service lines: Transactions (full M&A journey from thesis to realized value), Performance (operating model redesign and turnaround execution), and AI + Agents (AI-powered intelligence ecosystem with humans in the loop driving market intelligence, competitive analysis, and sales acceleration). A fourth offering, Smart-decisions, provides strategic analysis and competitive positioning. The portfolio is unified by a battle-tested six-principle diagnostic system and delivered by embedded operators with single-point accountability, supported by a CxO operator network and offshore engine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transactions Advisory Strategic advisory on payment transactions for banks, fintechs, and PE-backed companies. Focused on designing and optimizing transaction flows and infrastructure for financial institutions.
• Performance Advisory Advisory practice focused on performance improvement and operational optimization within financial services organizations.
• AI + Agents Advisory Advisory on deploying AI and agent-based systems within financial services workflows, helping clients modernize decisioning and operations.
• Smart-decisions Advisory Advisory practice focused on improving decision-making frameworks and outcomes for financial institutions and fintech clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• $82B+ in M&A value supported across transactions
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• OpenAIcoreTechnology or IntegrationOpenAI's models are integrated into /resolve's AI ecosystem, powering market intelligence, competitive analysis, commercial diligence, and sales acceleration capabilities across the firm's advisory platform.
• AnthropiccoreTechnology or IntegrationAnthropic's Claude models are integrated into the AI ecosystem to support research, competitive analysis, benchmarking, and intelligent automation within advisory engagements.
• LangChainsupportingTechnology or IntegrationLangChain is used as the orchestration framework for building and deploying agentic workflows across /resolve's AI platform, enabling integration of multiple AI models and tools.
• TensorFlowsupportingTechnology or IntegrationTensorFlow supports machine learning and AI model development within the proprietary agent ecosystem, enabling custom model training and deployment for domain-specific advisory tasks.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• FTI Consulting: Financial-services-focused advisory firm offering transaction advisory, transformation, and disputes consulting with embedded expert teams — overlaps with IM2/resolve's transactions, performance, and smart-decisions service lines.
• EY-Parthenon: Strategy and transactions arm of EY focused on M&A advisory, commercial diligence, and corporate strategy — directly comparable for buy-side/sell-side advisory and integration work targeting FS clients.
• LEK Consulting: Boutique strategy firm with a strong financial-services practice focused on commercial diligence, M&A, and growth strategy — comparable in size and FS specialization to IM2/resolve, particularly on the 'smart-decisions' offering.
• Alvarez & Marsal: Performance improvement, turnaround, and transaction advisory firm known for embedding operators inside client businesses — directly comparable to IM2/resolve's embedded operator, single-point accountability model across FS turnarounds and M&A integration.
• Oliver Wyman: Global management consulting firm with a deep financial-services practice spanning banking, insurance, and capital markets, with strong M&A and operating-model transformation capabilities — the closest large-scale analog to IM2/resolve's FS-specialized operator model.

Broad incumbents

• Kearney: Global management consultancy with a long-standing financial-services practice and operations-focused transformation work; comparable on operating-model redesign and post-merger integration.
• McKinsey & Company: Largest global management consultancy with a deep Financial Services practice across banking, insurance, and asset management; competes for the same top-tier FS transformation, M&A, and operating-model redesign engagements.
• Bain & Company: Global top-tier strategy consulting firm with a strong financial-services practice and active private equity and M&A advisory business; competes for the same enterprise FS transformation work but at much larger scale.
• Boston Consulting Group: Global strategy consultancy with strong financial-institutions practice covering transactions, performance, and AI-enabled transformation — a broad incumbent competing for the same FS buyer mindshare.
• Deloitte Consulting (Strategy & Transactions): Big 4 advisory practice with deep M&A diligence, integration, and financial-services transformation capabilities; competes with IM2/resolve on both transactions and performance engagements at FS institutions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/im2consulting

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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