Independent Technical Reviews Before You Invest
Technology Due Diligence Australia services from White Internet Consulting help investors, business buyers, boards and executive leadership teams understand the technology risks behind important commercial decisions.
When acquiring a business, investing in a SaaS platform or evaluating a technology-dependent company, the software and systems may represent a substantial part of the organisation’s value.
But the risks are not always visible in financial reports, management presentations or supplier documentation.
I’m Iain White, an independent technology consultant and former CTO with more than 35 years of experience across software engineering, technology architecture, governance, project delivery and executive leadership.
I provide independent technology and technical due diligence for Australian organisations, assessing software, architecture, infrastructure, security, technical debt, development capability, supplier arrangements and key-person dependencies.
My assessments focus on the issues that could materially affect the investment, acquisition, future operating costs or ability to deliver the business plan.
The objective is to understand what you’re acquiring, identify material technology risks and establish what may need attention before or after the transaction.
I work independently of software vendors and development agencies. My role is to provide clear, evidence-based findings that help decision-makers assess technology risks and make informed commercial decisions.
Technology Due Diligence can also complement the work of your lawyers, accountants, investment advisers and M&A professionals.
If you’re considering a significant technology investment or business acquisition, book a confidential initial consultation to discuss your requirements and the appropriate scope of an assessment.
Know What You Are Taking On Before You Commit
Technology problems discovered after an acquisition or investment can have significant financial, operational and commercial consequences.
A business may appear profitable while relying on software that is difficult to maintain, ageing infrastructure, undocumented processes or a small number of people who hold critical knowledge.
A SaaS platform may demonstrate strong revenue growth but require substantial engineering investment before it can scale.
A development team may be capable of maintaining the existing product without having the structure, skills or capacity to deliver the growth plans presented to investors.
Technology Due Diligence helps identify these risks while there is still an opportunity to investigate, negotiate or plan appropriate action.
Independent assessment is particularly valuable when:
- Acquiring a software or SaaS business: The platform, intellectual property and engineering capability are important components of the transaction.
- Investing in a technology company: The investment case depends on the reliability, scalability or future development of existing software.
- Buying a technology-dependent business: Critical operations rely on systems, suppliers or technical capabilities that may be expensive or difficult to replace.
- Preparing a company for sale: Technology weaknesses could affect buyer confidence, due diligence findings or transaction negotiations.
- Evaluating technology liabilities: Significant technical debt, cybersecurity concerns, outdated systems or operational dependencies may create future expenditure.
- Assessing the technology team: The proposed growth plan may depend on engineering capacity, leadership, knowledge transfer or additional technical investment.
- Planning post-acquisition integration: Systems, data, suppliers and technology operations may need to be consolidated or changed after completion.
The important question is not whether the technology is perfect.
Every organisation has technical limitations, competing priorities and areas for improvement.
The question is whether the technology is suitable for the business, whether the important risks are understood and whether the investment assumptions remain credible.
Good Technology Due Diligence turns hidden technical concerns into information that can support valuation discussions, transaction planning and post-acquisition priorities.
What Is Technology Due Diligence?
Technology Due Diligence is an independent assessment of the technology assets, capabilities, risks and dependencies associated with an acquisition, investment, business sale or other significant commercial decision.
It examines whether the technology supporting the business is suitable for its current operations and whether it can reasonably support the future plans on which the investment depends.
Technology Due Diligence and technical due diligence are often used interchangeably when assessing software businesses and technology-dependent acquisitions.
Depending on the organisation and transaction, an assessment may examine:
- Software architecture, infrastructure and technical dependencies.
- Source code quality, maintainability and technical debt.
- Cybersecurity controls, data protection and operational resilience.
- Cloud infrastructure, hosting arrangements and future technology costs.
- Engineering teams, technical leadership and delivery capability.
- Documentation, development processes, testing and release practices.
- Intellectual property arrangements and third-party technology dependencies.
- Key-person risks, supplier relationships and operational continuity.
- The technology investment needed to address material concerns or support future growth.
The assessment should be proportionate to the business being evaluated, the transaction and the risks most likely to affect the decision.
A small SaaS acquisition and a complex enterprise technology transaction will require different levels of technical investigation.
Technology Due Diligence does not replace financial, legal or tax due diligence.
Instead, it provides an independent technical perspective that those advisers and the decision-makers can consider alongside their wider assessment.
The purpose is to understand the technology behind the investment and make its significant risks and implications visible before a commitment is made.
Technical Due Diligence for Australian Buyers
Technical due diligence provides investors, acquirers and business leaders with an independent assessment of the engineering, software and technology capabilities behind a proposed transaction.
For Australian acquisitions and technology investments, technical due diligence should examine the risks that could affect the organisation’s value, future investment requirements, operating costs or ability to execute its business plan.
My approach combines technical assessment with commercial judgement.
Rather than reviewing software against an arbitrary list of preferred technologies, I consider whether the platform, infrastructure, engineering practices and technical organisation are appropriate for the business.
Reviewing the Evidence
Depending on the agreed scope and access available, a technical due diligence assessment may involve:
- Reviewing architecture documentation, system diagrams and technical plans.
- Examining relevant source code repositories and development practices.
- Assessing infrastructure, hosting and cloud arrangements.
- Reviewing testing, deployment and release processes.
- Discussing technical responsibilities and risks with engineering leaders.
- Examining relevant security, backup and recovery arrangements.
- Reviewing technical debt, maintenance concerns and operational dependencies.
- Assessing whether planned technology improvements are realistic.
Not every assessment requires full access to every system or a detailed code audit.
The depth of investigation is determined by the transaction, material risks, information available and agreed scope.
Assessing Commercial Implications
A technical concern becomes commercially important when it affects the organisation’s ability to operate, grow, meet its commitments or maintain the technology economically.
For example, limited automated testing may increase the risk and cost of future software changes.
Reliance on one developer may create a significant business continuity risk.
Cloud infrastructure that has not been designed for increasing demand may require substantial investment to support the proposed growth plan.
I assess these matters in the context of the business rather than treating every technical observation as a transaction risk.
Independent Advice for Decision-Makers
As an independent technology due diligence consultant, I work directly with the client and, where appropriate, its legal, financial and M&A advisers.
My findings are presented in clear language that explains the issue, its business implications, the supporting evidence and the recommended next steps.
The objective is to give decision-makers a defensible understanding of material technology risks, not overwhelm them with technical detail.
White Internet Consulting is based in Greater Brisbane and provides technical due diligence consulting throughout Australia, with remote assessments and face-to-face involvement where appropriate.
What Your Due Diligence Assessment Covers
Software and Architecture Review
I assess how the software and underlying technology have been put together, focusing on material risks rather than criticising technical choices simply because I might have approached them differently.
The aim is to understand maintainability, scalability, dependencies and areas likely to require significant future investment.
Technical Debt and Maintainability
Technical debt can represent a substantial hidden cost.
I look for signs that shortcuts, ageing technology, limited testing or accumulated complexity could make future changes slower, riskier or more expensive.
Cybersecurity and Technology Risk
A business does not need to have suffered a security incident for risk to matter.
I review relevant security controls, access, data protection, backup, recovery and operational risks to identify areas requiring attention or deeper specialist investigation.
Technology Team and Key-Person Risk
A capable product can still carry significant risk if only one person knows how it works.
I assess roles, responsibilities, documentation and dependencies to understand whether important knowledge, access or decision-making is concentrated in particular individuals or suppliers.
Delivery Capability
The ability to maintain and improve technology after the transaction matters as much as its current condition.
I look at how work is planned, developed, tested and released, and whether the team has the capability and practices needed to support future priorities.
Suppliers, Contracts and Dependencies
External suppliers can be critical to a technology environment.
I review the technology implications of important supplier arrangements, ownership, access, support, hosting and dependencies so decision-makers can see where third parties may create additional risk.
Cloud Infrastructure and Operating Costs
I assess the technology implications of the organisation’s cloud and infrastructure arrangements, including operational dependencies, resilience, scalability and potential future costs.
Where relevant, this can include reviewing hosting architecture, resource usage, backup and recovery arrangements, infrastructure management practices and dependencies on particular cloud services.
The objective is to understand whether the existing environment can support the business and where additional technology investment may be required.
Intellectual Property and Technology Ownership
Ownership and control of software, source code, data, infrastructure and third-party technology can materially affect an acquisition or investment.
I assess the technical arrangements and available evidence relating to access, ownership, software dependencies, licences and supplier-controlled resources.
Where potential contractual, intellectual property or licensing concerns are identified, these should be considered by the client’s legal advisers.
The purpose is to identify material technology dependencies and questions requiring clarification, not to provide a legal opinion on intellectual property ownership.
SaaS Technical Due Diligence
SaaS technical due diligence is an independent assessment of the software platform, engineering capability, infrastructure, security and technology risks associated with a Software-as-a-Service business.
For investors and acquirers, the software platform may represent a substantial part of the company’s value.
Its architecture, maintainability, reliability and ability to support future growth can directly influence the commercial assumptions behind the transaction.
A SaaS business may have established customers and recurring revenue while still carrying significant technology risks that are not apparent from financial information alone.
SaaS Architecture and Scalability
I assess whether the software architecture, integrations, infrastructure and major technical dependencies are appropriate for the platform’s current and anticipated requirements.
This may include reviewing capacity assumptions, deployment arrangements, system complexity and areas where future growth could require significant engineering work.
Technical Debt and Engineering Quality
Technical debt can make software development slower, increase maintenance costs and create risks when introducing new functionality.
I assess the available evidence of code maintainability, testing practices, documentation, architecture decisions and technical constraints.
The objective is to understand whether the existing engineering approach can support the product’s future development plans.
Security, Data and Operational Resilience
SaaS businesses often hold customer information and provide services that clients rely on for important operational activities.
I review relevant technical arrangements around security, access, data protection, backups, recovery and service resilience within the agreed scope.
Where specialist cybersecurity testing or compliance assurance is required, that can be identified as a separate assessment.
Engineering Team and Delivery Capability
A SaaS platform depends on the people and processes used to maintain and improve it.
I assess the technology team’s structure, responsibilities, leadership, development practices and ability to deliver the planned product roadmap.
For businesses where the development team isn’t delivering, the underlying causes may create risks for future investment or acquisition plans.
Key-Person and Supplier Dependencies
A platform may depend heavily on its founder, CTO, principal developer or external development agency.
Where the organisation is too dependent on one developer, the risk may extend to source code knowledge, production access, architecture decisions, deployment processes and business continuity.
These dependencies can become particularly important when ownership or leadership changes after an acquisition.
Future Technology Investment
A significant part of SaaS technical due diligence is understanding what additional engineering, infrastructure or operational investment may be required.
This may involve considering technical debt remediation, platform modernisation, security improvements, team capability, scalability and the feasibility of the proposed product roadmap.
The assessment can identify areas that may require further estimation, investment or investigation before the transaction proceeds.
The objective is to help investors and acquirers understand whether the SaaS platform and engineering organisation can support the business plan, and what material technology risks need to be addressed.
White Internet Consulting provides independent SaaS technical due diligence to investors, acquirers and technology business owners across Australia.
What Your Technology Due Diligence Delivers
Technology Due Diligence should provide investors, acquirers and business leaders with a clear understanding of material technology risks and their potential commercial implications.
The precise deliverables depend on the transaction, complexity of the technology environment, access to evidence and agreed scope.
An engagement may produce the following outputs.
Executive Due Diligence Summary
A concise assessment of the technology position, significant findings and areas requiring attention.
The summary is written for business decision-makers, explaining which risks matter and how they may affect the proposed investment or acquisition.
Material Technology Risk Register
A structured record of significant technology risks identified during the assessment.
Where the evidence supports it, risks can be prioritised according to their potential impact, urgency and likelihood.
The objective is to distinguish material concerns from routine technical improvement opportunities.
Software and Architecture Findings
An assessment of relevant software architecture, technical debt, maintainability, scalability, infrastructure and technology dependencies.
This helps establish whether the existing platform is suitable for the current business and what technical limitations may affect future plans.
Security and Operational Risk Findings
A summary of material concerns involving cybersecurity arrangements, data protection, access, backups, recovery, operational resilience and important third-party dependencies.
The assessment identifies matters requiring attention or further specialist investigation.
Engineering and Delivery Capability Assessment
An evaluation of relevant technology team capabilities, leadership responsibilities, development practices, release processes and the ability to deliver planned technology improvements.
This helps assess whether the existing team and operating model can support the future business plan.
Key-Person and Supplier Dependency Assessment
Identification of critical dependencies involving individuals, software suppliers, hosting providers, infrastructure access, documentation and specialist knowledge.
The findings can inform transition planning and actions needed to reduce operational risk.
Technology Investment and Remediation Priorities
Practical recommendations identifying which issues may require immediate attention, further investigation or remediation after the transaction.
Where sufficient evidence exists, the assessment may provide indicative effort or investment considerations. Detailed remediation costing is separately scoped where required.
Executive Findings Presentation
A discussion of the findings with the client and relevant decision-makers, explaining significant risks, the evidence supporting them and the options available.
Where appropriate, this may include discussions with the client’s legal, financial or transaction advisers.
Limitations and Outstanding Questions
The final assessment identifies important limitations in the available evidence, unresolved questions and areas outside the agreed scope.
This is particularly important when access to source code, infrastructure, personnel or documentation has been restricted.
The result should be a clear, evidence-based assessment that helps decision-makers understand material technology risks, question transaction assumptions and plan the next steps.
The assessment informs commercial decisions. It does not determine the purchase price, guarantee future performance or replace the judgement of the investor, acquiring organisation or its professional advisers.
How Technology Due Diligence Works
1. Understand the Transaction
The engagement begins with a confidential discussion about the proposed acquisition, investment or business decision.
I establish what is being assessed, why the technology matters, the important decision dates and which risks may be material to the transaction.
We agree on the assessment objectives, scope, deliverables, access requirements and fee before work begins.
Confidentiality arrangements, including an NDA where appropriate, are also agreed before sensitive information is shared.
2. Review Available Information
I examine the relevant documentation and technical information available within the agreed scope.
This may include architecture diagrams, infrastructure information, software documentation, development practices, technology costs, security arrangements and supplier dependencies.
Where relevant and authorised, the review may also include read-only access to source code repositories or technical environments.
The purpose is to establish a reliable factual basis for the assessment.
3. Assess Technology Risks and Capability
I evaluate the material technology areas and their implications for the business.
Depending on scope, this may involve discussions with technology leaders and developers, reviewing engineering practices, assessing infrastructure and identifying technical or operational dependencies.
I distinguish between routine technical improvements and concerns that could materially affect the investment or transaction.
4. Validate Findings and Identify Priorities
Where appropriate, I clarify findings with relevant technical personnel and review supporting evidence.
Significant issues are considered in the context of the organisation’s current operations and future plans.
I identify matters that require immediate clarification, additional specialist assessment, remediation or consideration during the commercial decision.
Where evidence is incomplete, that limitation is clearly explained.
5. Present Findings and Recommendations
I provide the agreed findings and discuss their implications with the client and relevant advisers.
The report focuses on material risks, supporting evidence, commercial implications, outstanding questions and practical recommendations.
The findings may support decisions about proceeding, requesting additional information, negotiating contractual safeguards or planning post-transaction work.
The commercial decision remains with the client and its professional advisers.
6. Support Post-Transaction Priorities
Where requested, I can assist with establishing a practical technology improvement plan following an acquisition or investment.
This may involve technology strategy, governance, delivery oversight or leadership support through a separately agreed engagement.
Ongoing work is optional and is not required to receive the completed due diligence assessment.
The process is designed around the decision being made, the available evidence and the client’s transaction requirements.
Who Needs Technology Due Diligence?
Technology Due Diligence is particularly valuable when software, data, infrastructure or engineering capability forms an important part of a proposed transaction or business investment.
I work with Australian clients and their advisers in situations such as:
Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors
Investors assessing SaaS, software and technology-dependent businesses where technical capability, product architecture, operational risk and future technology investment may influence the investment decision.
An independent assessment can help identify material risks that may not be apparent from financial information or management presentations.
Corporate Acquirers
Established organisations acquiring businesses that rely on proprietary software, complex systems, data, integrations or specialist technology teams.
Technology Due Diligence can help identify integration challenges, infrastructure dependencies, technology liabilities and the investment potentially required after completion.
Boards and Investment Committees
Decision-makers who need a clear, independent understanding of technology risks, capabilities and outstanding questions before approving a significant transaction.
The findings can support broader discussions about risk, investment assumptions and post-acquisition priorities.
SaaS Founders and Business Owners
Owners preparing for investment, a business sale or a major commercial transaction.
An independent assessment before a transaction may help identify weaknesses that would otherwise emerge during buyer due diligence.
This can provide an opportunity to improve documentation, clarify technical responsibilities and address material risks before negotiations progress.
M&A Advisers, Accountants and Lawyers
Professional advisers supporting transactions where technology is an important business asset or operational dependency.
I can provide technical assessment and explain the commercial implications of relevant findings, working alongside advisers responsible for legal, financial and other due diligence disciplines.
Established Technology-Dependent Businesses
Businesses evaluating an acquisition or substantial investment where existing systems, development capability, cybersecurity, data or supplier arrangements could materially affect the decision.
White Internet Consulting provides independent Technology Due Diligence services across Australia, with remote collaboration and in-person involvement where appropriate.
The service is most valuable when the technology risks are significant enough to affect investment confidence, transaction decisions or future operating requirements.
When Another Technology Review May Be Better
Technology Due Diligence is designed for significant commercial decisions involving an organisation’s technology assets, capabilities, risks and future obligations.
Not every technology concern requires a transaction-level assessment.
If your organisation needs a general assessment of its existing systems, suppliers, technology risks and priorities, an independent Technology Review may be a more suitable starting point.
If you are considering a specific new software project, platform implementation or major technology expenditure, a Technology Investment Review can help examine the proposal, costs, delivery approach and material risks before approval.
Where the main concern is an existing software project or supplier that is running late, an independent Software Development Review may provide more focused scrutiny.
If the central risk is reliance on one developer or technology leader, a Key Person Technology Risk Review can assess that dependency directly.
For concerns about the effectiveness and accountability of an existing CTO, a CTO Leadership Review may be more appropriate.
You can explore my complete range of independent technology reviews or discuss the decision you need to make during an initial consultation.
Technology Due Diligence does not replace legal, financial, tax or specialist security assurance services. Where those disciplines are required, the findings should be considered alongside advice from appropriately qualified professionals.
Experience That Goes Beyond Advice
Technology Due Diligence requires more than working through a checklist. It requires knowing which technical issues can become commercial problems.
Iain White brings more than 35 years of experience across software engineering, technology leadership, strategy, governance, security, project delivery and supplier management.
Published case studies include an independent review of a proposed SaaS product and Statement of Work before development money was committed. The review challenged assumptions around feasibility, scope, sequencing, budget and delivery planning, giving the client a clearer view of what should be built first, what should wait and where the proposed plan needed refinement.
Other published work includes reviewing payment environments and controls for PCI compliance and assessing software performance at application and database level.
The common thread is independent scrutiny before assumptions become expensive commitments.
Independent Assessment in Practice
One example of my consulting work involved reviewing a proposed SaaS product and Statement of Work before a business committed further development expenditure.
The engagement involved assessing the proposed scope, technical feasibility, roadmap, budget assumptions and delivery approach.
The findings helped the client identify what should be developed first, what could reasonably be deferred and where the proposed development plan required refinement.
Although this was a pre-investment software assessment rather than an acquisition due diligence engagement, it demonstrates the value of independently challenging technology assumptions before significant commercial commitments are made.
The same principle applies to Technology Due Diligence: decisions should be based on an informed understanding of the software, people, dependencies, risks and future technology requirements.
You can explore this and other examples of my experience through my Technology Consulting Case Studies.
Technology Due Diligence Insights
Explore practical advice on assessing technology commitments, supplier proposals, software risk and due diligence before important commercial decisions. These Insights help non-technical leaders understand what to investigate, what questions to ask and where hidden technology risk can become business risk.
Not Sure What You Need Yet?
Technology Investment Readiness Review
If you are considering a significant technology investment but the main question is whether your organisation and proposal are ready to proceed, the Technology Investment Readiness Review provides a more focused assessment.
Explore Technology Investment Readiness
Software Development Review
If your primary concern is an existing software product, development project or development supplier rather than a wider transaction, a Software Development Review can provide more detailed scrutiny.
Explore the Software Development Review
Key Person Technology Risk Review
If you already suspect that too much knowledge, access or responsibility depends on one founder, developer, CTO or supplier, a Key Person Technology Risk Review can examine that dependency directly.
You May Also Need
Fractional CTO
Following due diligence, Fractional CTO support can provide ongoing senior technology leadership to address identified risks, oversee priorities and help leadership make technology decisions after the transaction or investment.
Technology Strategy
If due diligence identifies the need for clearer priorities or significant future investment, Technology Strategy can turn the findings into a practical direction and roadmap.
Project Delivery
Where due diligence identifies delivery weaknesses or significant remediation work, Project Delivery support can help turn priorities into controlled, visible action.
Why Work With Iain White?
Technology Due Diligence needs enough technical depth to identify meaningful risks and enough commercial judgement to explain why those risks matter.
As an independent technology due diligence consultant, I bring practical experience from software engineering, technology architecture, senior management and CTO roles to the assessment.
I work directly with decision-makers to explain material risks in commercial terms, helping them understand the implications without needing to become technical specialists themselves.
My role is to provide independent findings and challenge assumptions, not to promote a preferred technology supplier or create unnecessary follow-on work.
I have spent more than 35 years working across software engineering, architecture, project delivery, IT management, technology strategy, governance and senior technology leadership.
That breadth allows me to look beyond whether software works today. I can consider the technology alongside the people who understand it, the processes used to change it, the suppliers it depends on and the investment that may be required to support it in the future.
My advice is independent and vendor-neutral. I am not conducting due diligence as a route to selling a development team, cloud platform or software product.
I also communicate findings for non-technical decision-makers. You should not need to understand the source code to understand why a technology risk could affect cost, value or the decision you are making.
Learn more about Iain White and his technology experience.
Frequently Asked Questions About Technology Due Diligence
Technology Due Diligence can cover software, architecture, infrastructure, security, technical debt, documentation, technology teams, delivery capability, suppliers and key-person dependencies.
The exact scope should reflect the transaction or decision and the areas where technology could create material risk.
Ideally, it should happen while you still have the ability to investigate concerns and respond to the findings.
For an acquisition or investment, that means before completion. For a significant supplier or software commitment, it means before the agreement is signed wherever possible.
No. It can also be useful before investments, business sales and significant technology commitments.
The common factor is that technology is important enough to the decision that proceeding without understanding it would create unnecessary risk.
Yes. White Internet Consulting provides independent SaaS technical due diligence for Australian investors, acquirers and software business owners.
The assessment can examine software architecture, technical debt, security, cloud infrastructure, development capability, operational resilience and important technology dependencies.
The scope is tailored to the SaaS platform, its engineering organisation, available evidence and the proposed transaction.
The objective is to establish whether material technology risks or future investment requirements could affect the commercial decision.
Source code can form part of a review where access is available and code-level assessment is relevant to the decision.
A useful due diligence engagement should not rely on source code alone. Architecture, infrastructure, security, team capability, documentation and delivery practices can be equally important.
No. Technology Due Diligence complements legal, financial, tax and commercial due diligence.
Technology findings may have implications for those areas, but the relevant professional advisers should provide advice within their disciplines.
Yes. Technology Due Diligence often works best as one part of a wider professional advisory process.
Technology findings can be explained in clear business terms so the wider advisory team can consider them alongside legal, financial and commercial information.
That depends on the findings and the decision.
You may decide to investigate particular issues further, seek clarification, adjust priorities, negotiate changes or proceed with a clearer understanding of the risks. After completion, I can also help establish practical technology priorities where appropriate.
Technology Due Diligence and technical due diligence are often used interchangeably, particularly when assessing software companies and SaaS acquisitions.
Both examine the technology assets, capabilities, risks and dependencies relevant to an investment or acquisition.
The precise scope depends on the transaction. It may include architecture, source code, infrastructure, security, technical debt, engineering teams and delivery capability.
The important consideration is agreeing on what needs to be assessed, rather than relying solely on the service name.
Technology Due Diligence is generally priced according to the size and complexity of the business, the technology being assessed, the depth of investigation required and the transaction timeframe.
A focused assessment of one SaaS platform will usually have a different scope from a detailed review of multiple applications, infrastructure environments, engineering teams and suppliers.
White Internet Consulting agrees on the assessment scope, deliverables and fee before work begins.
A confidential initial consultation can help establish what is required and whether the engagement is appropriate.
The timeframe depends on the complexity of the technology environment, the scope of the assessment and access to the required information and technical personnel.
A focused review may be completed more quickly than a comprehensive assessment involving several systems, development teams or infrastructure environments.
Where a transaction has a specific deadline, the scope and schedule should be agreed around the decisions that need to be made.
Any limitations caused by restricted access or incomplete evidence are identified in the findings.
Yes. Technology Due Diligence engagements involve commercially sensitive information, so confidentiality and access arrangements are important.
These arrangements are agreed before the assessment begins and may include a non-disclosure agreement, defined information-sharing procedures and controlled access to relevant documentation and systems.
The final findings are provided to the client and other agreed recipients.
The assessment should only use access authorised by the appropriate parties.
Discuss Your Technology Due Diligence Requirements
If you’re considering acquiring a technology-dependent business, investing in a SaaS company or preparing an organisation for sale, independent Technology Due Diligence can help identify risks before they become expensive commitments.
I work with Australian investors, business buyers, boards, executive teams and professional advisers who need experienced, independent assessment of technology assets, capabilities and dependencies.
Whether you’re concerned about architecture, technical debt, cybersecurity, engineering capability, cloud infrastructure or key-person risk, I can help establish an appropriate scope for examining the technology behind the decision.
The findings are designed to support informed commercial judgement, not replace your legal, financial or investment advisers.
Every engagement is scoped according to the transaction, technology environment, available evidence and decisions being made.
Book a free, confidential initial consultation to discuss your requirements and whether White Internet Consulting is the right fit.
Understand the technology. Identify material risks. Make better-informed investment decisions.
Over 35 years experience in IT.