Cybersecurity and technology due diligence frameworks for deal teams, PE firms, and acquisition targets.
You do not need a full Cyber Resilience Act audit to diligence a product target. You need a few questions that read the room, a hypothesis formed from the tech and cyber work you are already doing, and the discipline to carry it into the SPA and the W&I tower.
A US court let negligence claims against Bain Capital proceed for a portfolio company's breach. The cost of weak cyber diligence is no longer just a write-down, it's the sponsor named in the suit. A five-layer defense.
Deal teams are seeing more AI-intensive targets. The diligence process was not designed for agent sprawl, training data provenance, or vendor lock-in.
A three-tier framework for M&A cybersecurity due diligence - from 24-hour screening to post-close monitoring - with Expected Annual Loss quantification.
Practical GenAI applications for tech and cyber due diligence in M&A, with the governance controls that keep deal-confidential data protected.
Material cybersecurity findings drive 8-25% valuation adjustments in M&A. Here's how diligence informs deal structure and protects buyer ROI.
Cybersecurity vulnerabilities, technical debt, privacy gaps, IP ambiguity, and integration complexity reduce IRR by 8-12 points in affected transactions.
72% of middle-market deals involve multiple bidders. External-only digital due diligence delivers comprehensive technology intelligence in 24-72 hours.
Most PE deal teams assess cybersecurity through questionnaires and limited-access reviews. Here's what that approach systematically misses, and why it matters at close.