An independent technical review of a software business, written for the people making the deal decision. We tell you what we found, whether we'd proceed, and what should be fixed, priced or protected in the deal terms.
We work through a structured questionnaire, so nothing important is skipped and every finding can be traced to what we were shown.
Who knows what, how concentrated that knowledge is, and what happens if key people leave.
What the product is built on, how the pieces fit together, and where it will strain as it grows.
Code quality, review practice, delivery process and who actually holds access.
Where it runs, who controls it, and whether backups and recovery are real or assumed.
What has been promised to customers and whether the team can deliver it.
Access controls, secrets handling, patching and unsupported software, and data protection practice.
What is out of date or fragile, and what it will cost to bring up to standard.
How AI tools are used in the product and in delivery, and what that means for risk and IP.
Whether ownership is documented and assigned, and what third-party and open-source terms apply.
One written report. The first page is for the decision-makers, the rest is for whoever has to act on it.
An executive summary that says plainly whether to proceed, walk away, or renegotiate, with the three or four issues that drive that view.
The specific things that should be true, evidenced or contractually protected before you commit.
Handover and transition from closing to day 30, stabilisation through day 100, longer-term recommendations, and the path to scale.
Detailed findings for each area, the sources we reviewed, the quality of the information we were given, and the limits of what we could conclude.
Confidential by default. This work is private to our clients, so we don't name them here. Scope and timing depend on the size of the business and how much information is available, so get in touch and we'll tell you what is realistic.
Tell us about the deal and what you need to know, and we'll tell you how we'd approach it.
