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Third-Party Risk and M&A
Sell-Side Readiness and Vendor Due Diligence
Prepare for buyer security diligence: find and fix the issues that reduce valuation or delay close, and assemble a diligence package that moves fast.
What it covers
The engagement in detail
Preparation of a company for the security diligence it will face in a transaction, identifying and remediating the findings that reduce valuation or delay closing, and assembling the diligence package that allows the process to move quickly.
Who it is for
Designed for growth-stage and venture-backed companies building the security program enterprise customers require, and established organizations measuring and maturing an existing security program.
What you receive
Deliverables from this engagement
- Readiness assessment
- Remediation plan
- Diligence package
- Data room security documentation
Terms
How an engagement works
Every engagement is scoped individually and conducted under a nondisclosure agreement and a master services agreement, beginning with a scoping conversation and a written statement of work that defines scope, deliverables, and sequence. The four steps this practice follows are set out in full on the Third-Party Risk and M&A page.
- Prepare for a transaction or assess a third party
- Growth-Stage & Startup Companies
- Established Enterprises
Third-Party Risk and M&A
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Start with a confidential conversation
Thirty minutes on whether this is the right engagement for the question you have been asked, and what it would take to answer it.