Fractional IT Leadership

IT Due Diligence for Mergers & Acquisitions

Technology is one of the most consequential and least understood components of most acquisitions. Infrastructure debt, security exposure, license non-compliance, and IT key-person dependency are among the most common sources of post-close surprises — and every one of them is identifiable before the deal closes. Whether you are a private equity sponsor evaluating an add-on acquisition, a strategic buyer assessing integration complexity, or an operator acquiring your first business, the cost of undiscovered IT risk is the same: it shows up after close, when your options are limited and the seller is gone.

About This Service

Elevaire provides pre-close IT due diligence built for the deal in front of you. For institutional buyers — private equity firms, family offices, and strategic acquirers — we deliver the structured, investment-thesis-aligned technology assessment that informs deal pricing, shapes representations and warranties negotiations, and grounds the post-close integration roadmap. For owner-operators and first-time acquirers, we apply the same rigor at a scope and pace matched to the transaction: surfacing the risks that matter most, quantifying what remediation will cost, and ensuring day-one operations are not dependent on a seller who just walked out the door.

What We Deliver

IT Due Diligence for Mergers & Acquisitions

Pre-close IT environment assessment: infrastructure, applications, cloud footprint, and vendor landscape
Personal account and shadow IT identification: business systems running on seller's personal Google, Microsoft, or other accounts that will not transfer with the business
Vendor relationship and contact documentation: identifying IT vendor relationships tied to the seller personally rather than the business entity
Security posture review: known vulnerabilities, unpatched systems, identity and access gaps, and incident history
Software license compliance audit: entitlement vs. deployment, unlicensed software, and true-up exposure
Technical debt identification and remediation cost estimation by system and domain
Key person dependency analysis: IT staff or seller concentration risk and knowledge documentation gaps
Day-one readiness assessment: what IT access, credentials, and systems the buyer needs secured and transferred at close
IT cost structure analysis: true fully-loaded IT spend and hidden liabilities not visible on the P&L
Compliance posture assessment: regulatory gaps in HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and other applicable frameworks
Application landscape assessment: system age, vendor support status, integration complexity, and replacement risk
Post-close IT integration or stand-up roadmap: phased approach scaled to the size and complexity of the acquisition
Findings report formatted for the deal context: investor and board-ready for institutional buyers, owner-operator-ready for smaller transactions

Key Outcomes

Full picture of the target's technology environment before the deal closes — not after
Personal accounts, seller dependencies, and day-one transfer risks identified and addressed at close
Quantified remediation and integration costs factored into deal pricing and structure
Identified security, compliance, and license risks that could become post-close liabilities
Post-close IT roadmap ready for execution from day one of ownership, regardless of deal size

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