Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “M&A”
Tech Diligence is the concept of incorporating the tech ecosystem into your due diligence process. Why would you want to do that? Tech is, and will always be, a part of the integration process. Yet, there are two places where the tech side of the integration can make or break the merger, acquisition, divestiture activity: The first part goes against …
A sample readout based on this week’s tech diligence challenge.
To provide a little more context on what I’ve been up to, I’ll be showing some samples of what these crib sheets look like and the story they tell. If you want to know more or provide feedback, then let me know. The Partial Acquisition The story for this involves the conglomerate Widgets Ltd. looking to buy the anvil subdivision …
As a part of the Tech Diligence newsletter, I released a set of high-level questions that your team should ask that address two objectives: They are high-level specifically to find squishy answers and drill down on them. Ultimately, it is the combination that will give you, the final decision-maker, a clearer picture of what the level of effort will look …
Since starting the Tech Diligence list, I shared a couple of tools that I’ve used for helping my clients establish a baseline before they start looking at target companies and when they have a company in mind. Now I share the list with you in the hopes that it will help with your scoping efforts. If you find this helpful, …
Announcing a daily email list focused on the tech side of due-diligence
Do you know what the impact open-source will have on the tech you’re just about to inherit? It is my belief, the changing market dynamics, more than anything else, poses the greatest threat to your tech stack post-acquisition.
If you don’t think a company’s tech matters, think again. This is the single biggest risk and hidden cost when it comes to making your day one target and realizing the cost savings you were banking on with the acquisition.
While 2023 is considered one of the worst years from an M&A perspective in the last decade, this year is looking more optimistic given the interest rate guidance for this quarter and deal activity from the past quarter increasing by 6.5% according to Pitchbook. What this means is an optimistic outlook towards new deals, and one of the key parts …
When embarking on a new migration project, my process goes something like the following: This approach is similar to most IT projects ranging from a standard upgrade to cloud transformation. This is also very similar to an M&A activity. There are a few differences though: In other words, there will be quite a few more balls in the air to …
