Trust Debt M&A: What Acquirers See First A deal can look healthy until the buyer starts asking for evidence. That is where trust debt M&A becomes expensive. Trust debt is the gap between what leadership says about technology and what the systems, contracts, reports, and operating habits can prove. Acquirers don’t expect perfection. They do […]
Trust Debt M&A: What Acquirers See First Read More »
Your technology may work well enough every day. That does not mean you can prove the controls behind financial reporting are working. For a first-time public company audit, or an acquisition that brings SOX pressure, that gap gets expensive fast. SOX ITGC readiness is not about making every IT process perfect. It is about showing
SOX ITGC Readiness for Companies That Have Never Been Audited Read More »
Doubling revenue exposes weak technology faster than almost anything else. If your systems, reporting, vendors, and decision rights are already loose, growth does not fix them. It makes them louder. A comprehensive technology readiness checklist keeps you honest before the pressure hits. By conducting a thorough readiness assessment, you can verify whether the business is
Technology Readiness Checklist for Doubling Revenue Read More »
The first budget surprise in a deal is usually not the purchase price. It is the cleanup that follows. If you wait until after the letter of intent, you are often negotiating with the clock against you. Skipping thorough IT due diligence early in the process creates blind spots that threaten your total deal value.
How to Negotiate Acquisition Integration Costs in the LOI Read More »
A sale in the context of mergers and acquisitions exposes everything. Weak systems, messy ownership, duplicate tools, and half-finished work show up fast when a buyer starts asking hard questions. If your tech stack is hard to explain today, it will be harder to defend during tech stack due diligence or formal technical due diligence.
How to Prepare Your Tech Stack Before Selling Your Company Read More »
A fundraise puts your technology story under a bright light, forcing you to prioritize investor readiness well before you open your data room. Investors do not care that your team is busy; they care whether your business can explain its systems, security risks, and long-term roadmap without hand waving. A fractional CTO helps you reach
How CEOs Can Use a Fractional CTO Before a Fundraise Read More »
When you are evaluating a potential transaction in the private equity or M&A landscape, the cleanest story in the room is often the least trustworthy. Technology due diligence serves as a core pillar of a successful investment thesis, allowing you to verify whether the systems, security, data, and leadership of a target company can truly
Technology Due Diligence Before an Acquisition or Investment Read More »
A buyer asks for the technology diligence list, and the mood changes fast. Until that moment, technology can sit in the background as a cost line, a growth enabler, or a source of occasional frustration. Once diligence starts, it becomes evidence. That's the shift most CEOs underestimate. Buyers aren't just asking whether the product works.
Technology Readiness for Acquisition: The CEO Playbook Read More »
