Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Due Diligence

ACA's mergers and acquisitions (M&A) due diligence service offers pre-deal IT, cybersecurity, and privacy regulatory diligence of prospective portfolio companies to help investors determine cybersecurity risks at the onset, negotiate better deals, and align risks with the investment thesis. Our team of experienced technology, compliance, and risk professionals uses a business-oriented methodology to determine how the portfolio company’s potential aligns with the investment thesis, and provide the strategic roadmap and cost savings estimates required to achieve the investor’s objective during the hold.

How We Help

Technology and Data Protection Due Diligence

(Pre-deal diligence of prospective portfolio companies)

Review of the target’s IT, cyber, and privacy posture against the investment thesis via documentation reviews, on-site interviews, direct validation, and testing
Provide report with material findings and strategic recommendations

Transition Planning and Project Management

Develop readiness and communication plan
Create Transitional Service Agreement (TSA) to ensure continuity and manage costs with carve-outs
Develop transition governance plan
Develop roadmap for IT integration and identify synergies with add-on acquisitions

Technology Performance Improvement

Analyze performance improvement opportunities and recommendations for product development, product management, IT operations, and cybersecurity
Establish a Project Management Office (PMO) to manage the implementation of strategic IT projects including set-up and management, plan preparation, tracking and monitoring, and process transition

Cybersecurity and Privacy Risk Management

(Holistic review of highest risk portfolio company investments)

Conduct cybersecurity and technology risk assessments
Risk-rank portfolio companies to identify relative strengths and weaknesses for focused remediation
Certify against HITRUST CSF standards
Perform ongoing vulnerability monitoring
Conduct penetration testing
Provide training and awareness
Assess Microsoft® Office 365 tenant configuration security
Perform dark web analysis
Assist with security staff augmentation, ranging from analysts to CISOs