M&A IT
Due Diligence IT, Carve in, Carve out, Transition Services Agreements
The critical role of tech assessment in M&A
In today's technology-driven business landscape, tech assessment has become critical during mergers and acquisitions.
Mastering the technological landscape enables you to:
✅ Unlock tangible synergies - Infrastructure rationalisation, tool consolidation, and operational efficiency gains
✅ Ensure business continuity - Zero disruption for employees or customers
✅ Maximise deal value - Full leverage of the target's technology assets
IT Due Diligence
Technology and business audit:
- Applications, data flows and key business processes.
- Infrastructure: cloud, on-premise, hybrid.
- Data: quality and value assessment.
Risk assessment:
- Technical debt.
- Vendor dependencies and lock-in risks.
- Compliance: cybersecurity, data sovereignty, GDPR.
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Negotiation of transition services agreements
Maintaining critical IT services post-closure:
- Temporary access to source entity's systems.
- Shared technical support.
- Secure migration period.
Key considerations:
- Transition duration.
- Cost overruns and penalty clauses.
- Update responsibility management.
IT integration planning
System alignment:
- Decision framework for merging, retiring, or redesigning systems.
- Interoperability planning (APIs, ESB, ETL pipelines).
Data strategy:
- Data flow migration roadmap.
- Historical data preservation and transfer.
Execution
TSA phase-out management
- Full transfer of access rights and operational knowledge.
- Termination of third-party support contracts.
Technical integration:
- Identity unification (IAM, SSO implementation).
- System standardisation (CRM/ERP consolidation).
Team & systems optimisation:
- Merging of run (operations) and build (development) teams.
- Resource reallocation or sunsetting of redundant systems.
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