ABuy or sell side
Red-flag memo
A focused review of what could stop or reprice a deal, before you commit to a full process.
- Deal breakers
- Severity
- Next steps
Technical due diligence · Exit readiness
See the structure
before you sign.
Independent engineers read the code, infrastructure, data and ownership of a software company. Buyers and sellers learn what they are really dealing with, in plain language and with the cost to fix.
Scroll
01 · Why
A data room shows the documents. It does not show the system.
Revenue, contracts and the cap table have well-worn checklists. Technology rarely does. An end-of-life framework, cloud accounts held by a former contractor, a server nobody dares to restart: these surface late, when they cost the most, as a lower price or a deal that stalls.
Sellers
Find it first
See what a buyer's reviewers will see, and fix it on your schedule instead of theirs.
Buyers
Know the real cost
Understand what you are taking over and what it will take to own, run and grow it.
Advisors
A technical partner
An independent technical read your client can trust, without a stake in the outcome.
02 · What we check
Six layers. Read from the ground up.
Every review covers the same six layers, so findings are complete, comparable and ranked by what they mean for the deal.
- 01
Ownership & IP
Who controls the repositories, cloud accounts, domains, app store listings and licenses. Contractor assignments and open-source obligations.
- 02
Infrastructure & cost
Hosting, environments, backups and recovery. The monthly bill, what drives it and where it is heading.
- 03
Data & privacy
Where personal data lives, who can reach it, how long it is kept, and how that fits the privacy rules the business is subject to.
- 04
Code & architecture
Languages, frameworks and their support dates. Tests, structure, and how hard the system is to change safely.
- 05
Security & access
Secrets, admin rights, offboarding, known vulnerabilities and what has happened before.
- 06
Team & knowledge
Who knows what, what is written down, and what breaks if one person leaves after closing.
03 · Engagements
Four ways to work with us.
From a focused check before a letter of intent to months of preparation before a sale.
BBuy side
Technical due diligence
A full review of all six layers for a buyer before signing, with every finding ranked and priced.
- Six layers
- Cost to fix
- Walkthrough
CSell side
Vendor due diligence
The same review, commissioned by the seller and shared with buyers, so diligence starts from facts rather than questions.
- Buyer-ready report
- Fewer surprises
DSell side
Exit readiness
A monthly program for founders preparing to sell: we find the issues, plan the fixes and track them to closed.
- Monthly
- Tracked to closed
Every engagement has a fixed fee, agreed before we start
04 · How it works
From first call to a report you can act on.
Step 01
Call under NDA
We sign a non-disclosure agreement before the first document changes hands, then talk about the company, the deal and the timeline.
Step 02
Scope and fixed fee
We agree on what is in scope, what is out, the date of the report and the fee. In writing, before work begins.
Step 03
Read-only access
Access is read-only and time-limited, under an access protocol you approve, and is closed when the review ends.
Step 04
The report
A two-page summary for decision makers, the full findings for engineers, and an estimate of the effort to fix each one.
Step 05
Walkthrough
We go through the findings with you, your advisors or the other side, and answer what the report raises.
Step 06
Fixes
If you want the issues fixed, our engineering partner can do it under a separate contract. You are never required to.
05 · Principles
Our findings do not depend on the deal.
Fixed fee
No success fee. We are paid the same whether the deal closes or not.
Independent
The review is never a sales pitch for the fix. Fixes, if any, are a separate decision.
Confidential
NDA before the first document. Access closed at the end of the review.
Not a broker
We do not arrange, negotiate or execute transactions. We read the technology.
06 · The team
New to the market. Not new to the work.
The Structure is a young firm, assembled on purpose. We picked people who have spent years inside software deals and inside production systems, and sat them at one table. There are no layers of partners to pay for and no reason to stretch a review. You get senior rigour at a fee sized to your deal, from a team that came to win its place in this market, one honest report at a time.
Hand-picked
Deal people and engineers, one team
The people who know how buyers think and the people who know how systems fail work on the same review.
Lean by design
A fee for the work, not the building
No partner layers and no office to carry in the bill. The fee is fixed, agreed up front and sized to the deal.
Hungry
Every report carries our name
We are building a reputation, not living off one. Each engagement gets the attention that comes with that.
07 · Who we work with
The people on both sides of the table.
01Founders and boards
02Search funds and independent sponsors
03Private equity and strategic buyers
04M&A advisors and brokers
08 · Contact
Preparing a sale or looking at a target?
Tell us about the company and the timeline. We reply within one business day.