Technology Due Diligence in M&A: A Look at Pre-Acquisition & Post-Acquisition Priorities

Technology is the backbone of today’s organizations and when implemented along best practices it can deliver a competitive advantage and create value. However, an organization’s technology strategy, or lack thereof, can also introduce significant risk and future unforeseen costs. This dynamic of risk or reward has put technical due diligence rightly in the M&A due diligence process.

While due diligence begins pre-acquisition, planning early for post-acquisition technology strategy integration brings agility and speeds value creation. In this guide we look at the information to gather and evaluate both pre- and post-acquisition.