Before you sign, you need to know what the target's technology is really worth: what holds up, what will cost money, and what could derail the business plan. I run the review in 10 to 15 days, with the eye of someone who has led IT functions and had to live with other people's choices.
Robustness of applications and infrastructure, obsolescence, ability to scale.
Level of protection, past incidents, GDPR and DORA exposure.
Data quality and governance, how real the advertised AI use cases are.
Key people, dependency on vendors, ability to deliver the roadmap.
Licences, outsourcing, change-of-control clauses, hidden commitments.
Run and Cloud costs, investments to plan for.
Investment thesis, data room access, interview list. One to two days.
Documents, interviews with the CTO or CIO and teams, demos. Five to eight days.
Risks, remediation costs, scenarios. Two to three days.
Presentation to the deal team, then follow-up with your advisors.
A short, costed report: red flags ranked by severity, estimated remediation costs, points to take into the negotiation or legal documentation, and priorities for the first 100 days.
Usually 10 to 15 working days, depending on the size of the target and the quality of the data room.
An audit lists findings. A due diligence ties them to the business plan: which risks affect value, what fixing them costs and what to negotiate.
Yes. I can move on to the 100-day plan, or step in as interim CIO or CDO to implement the recommendations.
I'm happy to have a confidential conversation about your situation, with no commitment on your side.