For investors and acquirers
Technology Due Diligence for Investors and Acquirers
Before you sign, know exactly what the target's technology is worth and what it will cost. Independent technology due diligence across architecture, scalability, technical debt, the engineering team, the roadmap and security, reported as a clear red, amber and green verdict and delivered in-house by CyPro's 3DD practice.
Why it matters
The part of the deal nobody else prices
Financial and legal due diligence tell you what the target earns and what it owes. Neither tells you whether the technology behind the revenue can carry the plan, or what it will cost to fix and scale after completion. That gap is where deals lose value.
A technology due diligence closes it. We assess the product, the platform, the team and the security posture against your investment thesis, then hand the deal team a clear verdict on each, with the technical debt and the key risks quantified. You go into completion knowing what you are buying, not hoping.
You receive
- A single red, amber and green verdict on each area, so the deal team sees the position at a glance
- Findings written for an investment committee, not a server room, with the deal impact spelled out
- A quantified view of the technical debt and remediation the buyer inherits
- A key-risk register that flags anything material to price, structure or the hundred-day plan
- A debrief with the deal team where every finding can be challenged and pressure-tested
What we cover
What a technology due diligence examines
Six areas, each examined against the deal and rated red, amber or green. The scope is set around your thesis, not a generic checklist.
Architecture and codebase
How the product is actually built: the architecture, the code quality, the key dependencies and the single points of failure. We separate what is solid from what is held together by one person's knowledge.
Scalability and performance
Whether the platform can carry the growth the investment thesis assumes. We look at the data model, the infrastructure and the cost curve, so you know what scaling actually costs before you underwrite it.
Technical debt
The shortcuts, the ageing components and the deferred work sitting behind the product. We quantify the remediation the buyer inherits and flag anything that turns into a cost or a risk after completion.
Engineering team and process
Team structure, key-person dependency, delivery cadence, and how the team ships and tests. The people and the process are as material to the thesis as the code, so we assess both.
Product roadmap
Whether the roadmap is deliverable with the team and the platform as they stand, and where it is exposed. We test the plan against the engineering reality rather than the pitch.
Security and data
The security posture built into the product and the estate around it: exposure, data handling, and the cyber risk a buyer takes on. Drawn from CyPro's core security practice, not bolted on at the end.
Reporting and price
A red, amber and green verdict, priced up front
Every area lands as a single rating the deal team can read in seconds: green where the technology supports the plan, amber where it needs work, red where it threatens the thesis. Behind each rating sits the evidence and the quantified impact.
The whole market quotes on request. We publish indicative fixed-fee prices by deal size instead, so you can size the work before the first call. Scope is confirmed per deal.
Sub-£10m deal
from £9,500
A focused review for smaller acquisitions, scoped to the areas that carry the thesis.
£10m to £50m
from £16,000
Full-scope technology due diligence across architecture, team, roadmap and security.
£50m and above
from £28,000
Deep review for larger or more complex targets, including multi-product estates.
Indicative fixed-fee prices, confirmed per deal. Cyber, technology and IT due diligence are commonly commissioned together for a full pre-acquisition review; ask about a combined scope.
Quick answers
Technology due diligence questions, answered
What is technology due diligence?
Technology due diligence is an independent review of a target company's technology, commissioned before an acquisition or investment. It examines the product and its architecture, whether the platform can scale to the plan, the technical debt the buyer inherits, the engineering team and how it works, the roadmap and the security posture.
The purpose is to turn the technology from an unknown into a priced, understood part of the deal. You leave the process knowing what you are buying, what it will cost to run and grow, and where the risks sit.
What is the difference between technology and technical due diligence?
They describe the same exercise. Technical due diligence and technology due diligence both mean an independent assessment of a target's technology ahead of a deal. We use technology due diligence because it captures the full picture the buyer needs: not only the code, but the team, the roadmap, the scalability and the security around it.
What does the technology due diligence process cover?
We scope the review around the investment thesis, then work through the architecture and codebase, scalability and performance, technical debt, the engineering team and process, the product roadmap, and the security and data position. Each area is examined against the deal, evidenced, and given a clear red, amber or green rating.
The output is a report written for the deal team, followed by a debrief where every finding can be challenged before you rely on it.
How does this differ from IT due diligence?
Technology due diligence looks at the product the target sells: the code, the architecture, the engineering team and the roadmap. IT due diligence looks at the estate the target runs on: infrastructure, systems, licensing, contracts and integration cost.
Buyers commonly commission both for a complete pre-acquisition picture, and we can run them together under one scope.
Who delivers the review?
It is delivered in-house by CyPro's 3DD practice, our own due-diligence methodology. The same consultants who scope the work write the report and take the debrief, so you deal with the people doing the review, not a handover chain.
Talk to us about your deal
Scope a technology due diligence
A free 45 minute call establishes the target, the deal timeline, the scope you need and the indicative fixed fee for a clear, deal-ready report. It is taken by a consultant from our 3DD practice, not a salesperson.