Financial due diligence is thorough. Legal due diligence is thorough. IT due diligence, when it happens at all, is often limited to a questionnaire returned by the target and a cursory review of hardware inventory. The result is that technology risk - aging infrastructure, unpatched systems, compliance gaps, cybersecurity exposure, and integration complexity - surfaces post-close as unexpected cost and operational disruption. BetterWorld Technology provides the same depth in IT due diligence that financial advisors provide in financial review.
BetterWorld Technology found three critical issues during pre-acquisition due diligence that directly affected deal terms - a compliance gap that required indemnification, end-of-life infrastructure that changed the integration budget, and a vendor contract that could not be assigned.
Managing Director, Private Equity Firm