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Acquisition Tech Due Diligence
Buy-side or sell-side tech due diligence delivered as a senior independent engagement.
6 weeks (3 sprints)
Who this is for
Clients in active deal processes. Time-bound work.
When you need it
You're acquiring, being acquired, or about to enter exclusivity. The tech section of the data room will be read by people who have seen many of these. You want to be on the right side of that reading.
What's delivered
- Buy-side: tech DD report on the target (architecture, team, vendor stack, SBOM & open-source license posture, IP, technical debt, integration plan, retention risk)
- Sell-side: preparation pack - anticipated questions, defensible answers, SBOM and license inventory positioned for the buyer's legal team, data-room curation, narrative for the buyer's tech team
- Risk register with materiality scoring
- Integration plan (buy-side) or separation plan (sell-side)
- Executive presentation for the deal committee
Why this consultant
Three M&A due-diligence processes lived through personally - including Bitstamp → Robinhood. This is not a learned-from-a-book offering.
Investment
Named on the fit call
Fixed price, fixed scope. Every engagement carries the four guarantees: Sprint 1 Escape Hatch, Board-Ready Quality, Three-Client Cap, Skin-in-the-Game Pledge.