From Code to Cash · Technology, people and integration for repeat acquirers
Your next acquisition shouldn't be as hard as the last one.
We translate bits and bytes into your bottom line. Technology due diligence, integration, and the people and org work that decides whether the deal actually lands, for teams buying repeatedly without the in-house capability to carry it.
I'm an investor
You're buying into a sector nobody in the room can judge.
You need someone who can tell you how real the technology is, what it will cost to fix, and what to ask for, before you sign rather than after.
For investors and buyersI lead corporate development
You've inherited a process that won't survive the next few deals.
The last round was heavier than it needed to be, the acquisitions were integrated in name only, and the pipeline is about to get busier.
For corporate development teamsPeople ask us this constantly, so here it is plainly: yes, we do technology due diligence and integration, and we also cover the people side, HR and P&C, organisational design and management training. One firm, before the deal and after it.
Thirty minutes, free
Bring us the target. We'll tell you what we'd worry about.
No scope, no proposal, no obligation. Thirty minutes on the phone and you'll leave with the two or three technology and people questions we'd want answered before anyone signs. If it isn't useful, that's the end of it.
And if we do go further, the scope is proportionate to the deal, with a cost against every recommendation. Investors have told us for years that blanket reviews cost more than they return.
What ten years looks like
Nobody's estate is as clean as the data room suggests.
10
diligences a month. Quality over quantity.
Capacity is capped on purpose. The pattern behind the judgement comes from 200+ deals assessed in a decade.
2
fully green reports, ever
Every other target had something the buyer needed to price before signing.
~£250k
average unbudgeted spend uncovered per deal
The range runs from £20k of housekeeping to several million for a full rebuild.
8 in 10
leadership teams need support to reach the next stage
One CTO the investors were ready to lose is still in post five years later, running a bigger business than the one we met.
Trusted by investors and operators
- IRIS Software Group (Hg)
- Civica (Blackstone)
- Citation Group (Hg)
- Puma Growth Partners
- Blixt
- Mobeus Equity Partners
- DJH
Why Beyond
More than Tech DD. The whole journey.
Most diligence providers stop at the report. We start there. With decades of pre and post-deal experience, three of our own software products, and a Kolbe practice for the human side of integration, we are the partner you keep.
For Private Equity, Corporate Development teams, and management — one trusted advisory across assessment, diligence, integration and value creation.
In their words
From code to cash.
How we de-risk technology decisions across the deal lifecycle.
Our method
The Code to Cash Method.
Four stages — Assess, Diligence, Integrate, Optimise — run through one lens: TIE. Most firms hand you off after stage two. We stay to the end.
Assess
Outside-in business assessment surfaces hidden signals before expensive DD.
Diligence
Commercially-focused Tech DD across 9 scope areas, written for investors.
Integrate
100-day execution, interim leadership, and the people work that holds it together.
Optimise
Value creation, AI enablement, platform consolidation through to exit.
End-to-end
Code to cash. Both halves of the deal.
Four practices and three products — woven into a single advisory relationship that runs from first look to exit.
All servicesPre-deal
Outside-in assessment
Triage targets fast. Surface hidden technology, team and market signals before committing to expensive diligence.
Learn moreDiligence
PE-fluent Tech DD
An evidence-based opinion on people, platform, security, data, AI, cost and roadmap — written so it doubles as your first 100 days.
Learn morePost-deal
Integration & value creation
Interim CTO/CIO leadership, 100-day execution, platform consolidation and AI enablement through to exit.
Learn morePeople
People, HR & org design
HR and P&C, organisational design and management training for merging teams. We use psychometrics built for M&A, so we can predict friction before it costs you the deal.
Learn morePowered by our products
Software built from the work itself.
Lens
The Merger OS
Run diligence, integration and value creation in one system — secure dataroom, structured Information Requests and evidence-grounded AI, all cited back to your own sources.
Ascend
Post-deal back-office consolidation
Most mergers lose value in the back office and end up with fragmented systems. Ascend fixes that — a structured programme to consolidate post-deal.
MyCareer
Operating system for professional services firms
An operating system for professional services firms — career frameworks, capability tracking and progression built for advisory businesses.
Who we serve
Built for investors and the people they back.
Corporate Development
A long-term advisory partner for repeatable M&A.
- Pipeline triage & pre-deal assessment
- Tech DD that doubles as a 100-day plan
- Embedded support across integration & value creation
Investors & Private Equity
One partner across the hold period — diligence to exit.
- Investment-grade Tech DD in plain English
- Pre-deal red-flag triage to protect IC time
- Hands-on post-deal value creation & exit prep
Founders & CFOs
Get investment-ready before investors ask.
- Honest opinion on what PE/strategics will challenge
- Technical strategy, vendor & AI enablement
- Org & team design for the next stage of growth
Operating principle
TIE. The lens inside the method.
Truth, Immediacy, Efficacy. Three questions we ask of every difficult discussion, decision and direction — internally, with investors, and at every stage of the Code to Cash Method.
It is also what we look for — or find missing — inside the target.
How we operateTruth
Honest assessments, even when uncomfortable.
Immediacy
Decisions and responses when they're needed — not later.
Efficacy
The most effective route for the business and customer.
Beyond have been a brilliant partner to work with from start to finish. We engaged them to help with a number of strategic initiatives, and we have made huge strides forward with a number of critical company objectives. Their skills, understanding and output has been excellent and I would strongly recommend them for anyone looking to drive their business forward.
What changed
Three deals, three outcomes.
Not project titles. What was different for the buyer once we were done.
All case studiesClient closed a £9m round
A profitable SaaS firm had never been diligenced. A three-month remediation programme and an investor-ready evidence pack got their round away.
Read the caseDay One, minimal incidents
A 200-person FinTech split out and merged into a BPO acquirer, with the critical IP preserved and the technology team retained through transition.
Read the caseInvested with eyes open
A VC backing a Web3 platform got a straight opinion: the technology claim held, the team did not yet, and the remediation list was defined before the cheque.
Read the caseInside the work
What you actually receive.
Every engagement leaves something behind — written for the investment committee, usable by the operating team. No abstract frameworks, no theatre.
See full scope
Pre-deal Assessment
- Outside-in technology and digital footprint analysis
- Hidden risk signals from public and proprietary sources
- Commercial red-flag triage report
- Go / no-go recommendation with confidence levels
Technology Due Diligence
- Scope sized to the deal, not a blanket review: people, process, platform, security, data, AI, resilience, scalability, obsolescence risk, cost, roadmap
- A report non-technical readers can use, written for the investment committee
- A costed roadmap: every recommendation with a cost, a timing and an owner
- Recommendations that drop into a 100-day plan, plus carve-out and integration risk
AI in the Deal
- Capacity today: what is actually in production, what it costs to run, and who owns it
- Potential: what this estate could become, and what the value-creation plan is quietly assuming
- Disruption from outside: competitors shipping the same capability, and customers building their own
- Decay: how long the position holds, and what has to be true for it to still be worth something at exit
Sell-side & Vendor Diligence
- Vendor tech DD report in buyer format, written to survive a buyer's own diligence
- Costed remediation roadmap: every gap with a price, a timing and an owner
- Management preparation for the investor room, including the questions that land hardest
- AI narrative that stands up to scrutiny rather than inviting it
Post-deal Advisory
- 100-day plan execution
- Interim CTO / CIO / CPO leadership
- Platform & back-office consolidation (see Ascend)
- Value creation programmes and exit readiness
People & Kolbe Practice
- Kolbe assessments for leadership and tech teams
- Merger team mapping & friction prediction
- Restructure and operating model design
- Coaching for newly merged leadership teams
Bespoke AI for Portcos
- Data readiness: lineage, licensing, governance and AI usage policy
- PE-grade architecture: model routing, evals, observability, human-in-the-loop
- Bespoke build aligned to one clear value-creation hypothesis
- Taking a generated prototype to production: ownership, testing, security and support
Products
Software built from the work.
Three products born from real M&A engagements. Each solves a problem we kept seeing.
All productsLens
The Merger OS
Run diligence, integration and value creation in one system — secure dataroom, structured Information Requests and evidence-grounded AI, all cited back to your own sources.
Ascend
Post-deal back-office consolidation
Most mergers lose value in the back office and end up with fragmented systems. Ascend fixes that — a structured programme to consolidate post-deal.
MyCareer
Operating system for professional services firms
An operating system for professional services firms — career frameworks, capability tracking and progression built for advisory businesses.
In their words
Trusted by investors and the teams they back.
We engaged Beyond for technical due diligence, and their expertise was outstanding. Thorough, insightful, and actionable assessments that exceeded our expectations.
Great due diligence leaves the management team with a sharper view of their business and enhanced motivation. Beyond M&A does great due diligence.
Beyond have been a brilliant partner to work with from start to finish. We engaged them to help with a number of strategic initiatives, and we have made huge strides forward with a number of critical company objectives. Their skills, understanding and output has been excellent and I would strongly recommend them for anyone looking to drive their business forward.
Hutton and his team strike a good balance between technical and commercial skills. The output is an easy to read, concise report with no jargon.
Sectors
Across regulated and complex markets.
- Financial Services
- Insurance
- Fintech
- Retail
- Luxury Retail
- Manufacturing
- Health
- Property
- Construction
- Legal Services
- Education
- Utilities
- Human Resources
- Business Outsourcing
- Betting & Gambling
- Cruise Liners
- Local Authority
- Law Enforcement
