Standard due diligence does not catch what kills acquisitions after closing

 M&A Risk Assessment and Integration Readiness is specialized delivery risk evaluation for high-stakes transactions. We assess the true state of a target's technology programs before the deal closes and build the integration roadmap before the first dollar of combined capital is committed. 

Most acquisition assessments evaluate financials, legal obligations, and market position. They do not evaluate whether the target's technology programs are on track, whether vendor contracts are being met, or whether the integration will surface a liability the balance sheet never showed.

The result is predictable. The deal closes. Integration begins. Three months in, leadership discovers a stalled ERP, a vendor dispute, or a governance failure consuming budget against a business case built before the acquisition.

By then, the leverage is gone.

ENGAGEMENT 1: Pre-Transaction Risk Assessment

An independent evaluation of the target's delivery infrastructure before the deal closes. We assess governance maturity, vendor accountability, program status, and integration risk across the target's active technology portfolio. You receive a verified picture of what you are acquiring, not the one the vendor or the seller produced.

ENGAGEMENT 2: Integration Readiness and Roadmap

For organizations post-close or approaching close, we build the integration roadmap before the first combined initiative begins. Governance architecture designed for the merged entity. Vendor accountability frameworks established across both organizations. Delivery risk quantified and sequenced before capital is committed to integration workstreams.

Both engagements draw on the AI Transformation Readiness Scorecard™ as the audit foundation and deliver board-ready output within the agreed timeline.

 "During our last acquisition, the tech due diligence from a big-box firm missed a $4M liability in a vendor contract. This team caught it in 72 hours. They are the only people I trust when the stakes are this high."

- Managing Director, AgTech

 THIS IS FOR YOU IF:

You are acquiring an organization with active technology programs and need an independent view of their delivery status before the deal closes. You are post-close and need an integration roadmap built on verified delivery data rather than assumptions from either side of the transaction. Your investment committee or board requires independent assessment of technology program risk before approving the transaction. You have been through an acquisition where post-close integration consumed more capital than the due diligence projected.

THIS IS NOT FOR YOU IF:

Your transaction has no material technology programs on either side. You need ongoing delivery governance after integration is complete. (See The Retainer.) Your program is already in active failure post-close and needs immediate stabilization. (See Emergency Services.)

 A 30-minute call is enough to determine whether M&A Risk Assessment and Integration Readiness fits your transaction timeline and what the engagement looks like against your close date.