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IT Due Diligence: What it actually means?
IT due diligence is the assessment of a target company’s technology landscape during an M&A or investment process. It reviews infrastructure, critical applications, cybersecurity, data quality, licences, vendor contracts and IT organisation to identify cost, risk and integration effort. Consultants will flag legacy systems, under-investment, single points of failure, or tech that is inconsistent with the buyer’s architecture. They also estimate future capex/opex needed to bring the environment up to group standards. Good IT due diligence protects buyers from overpaying and helps shape the 100-day integration plan.
