Knowledge Center
Expert guides, frameworks, and checklists for technical due diligence in M&A transactions.
Checklists & Frameworks
SaaS Technical Due Diligence Checklist
A comprehensive checklist covering every critical area of SaaS technical assessment for acquirers.
How to Quantify Technical Debt in M&A
Frameworks and methodologies for putting a dollar value on technical debt during acquisitions.
The 100-Day Post-Close Integration Playbook
A phased roadmap for stabilizing, standardizing, and optimizing acquired engineering teams.
Open Source License Compliance in M&A
Navigate GPL/AGPL risks, SBOM generation, and copyleft contamination during software acquisitions.
Technical Assessment Guides
Key-Person Risk: Auditing Engineering Organizations
Identify and mitigate "Bus Factor" risks within acquired engineering teams post-close.
CI/CD Pipeline Assessment for M&A
Evaluate deployment frequency, rollback capability, and pipeline security before close.
API Architecture Red Flags in Acquisitions
Spot versioning debt, authentication weaknesses, and tight coupling before they become liabilities.
Cloud Infrastructure Cost Analysis for PE
FinOps maturity assessment, rightsizing analysis, and cost allocation by product line.
Database Architecture & Scalability Assessment
Schema design debt, indexing strategy, and data retention policy evaluation for M&A.
Security Posture Assessment for Software M&A
OWASP compliance, secret management, access control, and incident response maturity.
AI/ML Due Diligence: Evaluating ML Systems
Model governance, training data provenance, MLOps maturity, and compute cost projections.