Architecture & code
Source code quality, system boundaries, architecture choices, maintainability, and accumulated technical debt. Identify where complexity could slow delivery or increase ownership costs.
Technical due diligence
Understand the technology. Assess the investment implications.
Independent technical due diligence for SaaS acquisitions, scoped around your transaction and the questions that could change your decision.
Assessment coverage
The system, the operation, and the people behind it.
Security & dependencies
Security posture, access controls, software dependencies and known vulnerabilities, and reliance on third-party technology. Review the available evidence of risk and existing controls.
Infrastructure & continuity
Cloud architecture, infrastructure reliability, monitoring, backup arrangements, and disaster recovery readiness. Examine scalability assumptions and operational failure points.
Engineering & delivery
CI/CD and deployment processes, testing practices, documentation quality, and the ability to change software safely and predictably.
People & knowledge
Technical team responsibilities, key-person dependencies, knowledge concentration, and the availability of documentation needed to operate and maintain the system.
Post-acquisition priorities
A prioritized remediation view with estimated engineering effort, dependencies, and uncertainty. Connect the technical findings with the likely work required after completion.
Decision-ready output
Clear findings. Explicit limitations.
The report starts with an executive summary and prioritized risk register. Each material finding connects the technical evidence to potential business impact, recommended action, and estimated engineering effort where the evidence supports an estimate.
- Verified findings: supported by reviewed evidence.
- Potential risks: credible exposures requiring further investigation.
- Assumptions: inputs or conditions that remain unverified.
- Not assessed: areas outside scope or inaccessible within the engagement.
A briefing gives you the opportunity to challenge the findings and discuss transaction and post-acquisition implications.
A defined engagement
Agreed scope. Fixed fee.
Scope and a fixed fee are agreed before work begins, based on the target’s complexity, available evidence, and transaction timetable. A typical target duration is 10–15 business days once access is available.
This is an engineering assessment, not penetration testing, a security certification, statutory auditing, or a legal opinion. The review cannot guarantee detection of every risk. Conclusions reflect the evidence and access available at the time.
Sample report
A genuine sample will be added when available for publication. The deliverable structure above describes the intended report without presenting fictional client work.
Before the next investment decision
Understand what you’re
really acquiring.
Start with a confidential conversation about your transaction.