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Guides, scorecards & insight for investor-grade decisions.
Curated for Investors, CEOs, CXOs and Founders — to help you maximise business value across the M&A lifecycle.
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The Corporate Development challenge is more than AI, it's People
A practitioner's view for Corp Dev leaders — how to assess your advisors, evaluate AI-native targets, and rethink your own team on a 12-month horizon.
- · Advisor assessment framework
- · Evaluating AI-native acquisition targets
- · 12-month team & operating-model horizon
The IT Due Diligence Checklist
60 investor-grade questions across strategy, architecture, security, data & AI, people, vendors, ops and integration. Used in real PE / VC engagements.
Get the guideThe Scale-up CTO
How to prepare for a post-investment board presentation and impress as a competent CTO.
Get the guideAccelerate Post-Merger Integration
Strategic tools for post-merger integration — align cultures, consolidate capabilities, and drive value through structured transformation.
Get the workbookFounder Exit Readiness
Looking to exit your business in the next 2–5 years? A step-by-step guide to where to begin and how to achieve success.
Get the guideThe CTO Scorecard
Highlights your blind spots and provides instant, actionable steps to improve.
Get the scorecardMake Your Business Investor-Ready
A practical workbook on the 5 drivers of valuable, cashflow-creating companies — use it to prepare for investment or exit.
Get the workbookYour Rock-Solid Exit Strategy
A step-by-step template to help maximise your exit value.
Get the guide10 Common IT Due Diligence Problems & Solutions
Early identification of tech issues in startups improves practices and minimises risks for investments or future exits.
Get the guide10 Issues Found During IT Due Diligence and How to Address Them
Common red flags that you can address yourself.
Get the infographicEvidence of the IT Budget for Tech Due Diligence
Founders often lose out due to a lack of a cohesive tech budget narrative. A quick guide to what you need to prepare before negotiations.
Get the infographicTech Due Diligence Essential Success Factors
Pinpoint what needs to be in place for a successful investment or exit.
Get the infographicCommon Issues Observed in Early Stage Firms During IT Due Diligence
Be prepared for tech due diligence.
Get the infographicFuture Categories for Tech Due Diligence
Where Tech DD is heading — the categories that will matter next.
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Find out if your investment is at risk.
Take our free scorecard to discover the value of technology in your portfolio and target investments — gain confidence and uncover risks that could affect a sale or acquisition.
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Our scorecard runs on Lens — the same platform our consultants use on every Tech DD engagement.
Insights
From the desk of Hutton Henry.
Why Tech Due Diligence Means Different Things in Different M&A Markets
The only permanent, full-time job I've ever had was at Ford Motor Company. I was there for just under a decade…
Read moreArtificial Intelligence and M&A Integration: Not Easy
Part 3 of a four-part series on integration, value destruction and AI.
Read moreValue Destruction: When "Professionalising" a Business Makes It Worse
Part 2 of a four-part series on integration and value destruction.
Read moreBeyond M&A: What Really Happens After the Deal Is Done
Part 1 of a four-part series on integration and what really happens post-deal.
Read moreThe Hidden IT Gaps That Erode Value in PE-Backed Companies — And MSP4PE Fixes Them
Most companies enter PE with technology not aligned to scale.
Read moreGovernance Isn't a Cost, but a Compounding Advantage
Every deal has a dominant pressure. Sometimes it's the numbers. Sometimes governance is the multiplier.
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