M&A IT
Due Diligence.

Know what you're merging before you merge it. ACQI's 124 discovery modules give deal teams a complete, quantitative picture of the target's IT estate — before the deal closes.

You inherit what
you can't see.

The standard IT due diligence process is a questionnaire. Send the target a list of questions. Wait for them to answer. Do a site visit. Write a report.

The questionnaire finds what the target's IT team knows to look for. It misses what the target's IT team doesn't know exists.

ACQI finds what questionnaires miss. Every time.

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142 shadow SaaS subscriptions Target's IT team listed 23
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7 Azure subscriptions — 2 abandoned Still accruing $18K/month
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3 AD forests instead of 1 Third from a 2019 deal never consolidated
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340 active accounts in legacy forest Still receiving email and VPN access
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Service account passwords expiring in 12 days Controls payroll for 2,000 employees
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14,000 M365 external sharing links Will break post-merger tenant cutover

The ACQI 124-Module Discovery Framework

124 purpose-built scanning modules across 8 categories. Each module is a specific scanner that extracts, normalizes, and correlates data from a specific IT dimension.

Active Directory 18

Domain structure, OU hierarchy, group membership, trusts, GPOs, service accounts, SID history, ACL analysis, privileged identity, AD CS

Microsoft 365 15

Mailboxes, Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Groups, Power Platform, external sharing, OAuth grants, conditional access

Azure Cloud 14

Subscriptions, resource groups, VMs, networking, storage, Azure AD apps, Key Vault, security config

Security Posture 12

Endpoint protection, EDR, MFA coverage, conditional access maturity, privileged accounts, vulnerability management

SaaS / Shadow IT 11

Discovered apps, OAuth inventory, license utilization, data flows, shadow IT classification, credential risk

Network / Infra 10

Topology, WAN, firewall rules, DNS, DHCP, proxy, certificate stores, remote access, MDM enrollment

Data / Apps 5

LOB app inventory, dependency mapping, database instances, file shares, backup systems

Integration 4

Tenant migration complexity score, identity overlap analysis, blast radius scoring, readiness assessment

89 modules from ACQI vs. 12-20 questions in a typical IT DD questionnaire

Two sprints. Different timelines.

LOI

LOI-Stage Sprint: 2 Weeks

Before signing — when you still have negotiating leverage

20 condensed discovery modules
High-impact findings: identity, SaaS, cloud waste, security
Cost quantification for deal model
Deal structure recommendations
Specific reps and warranties language

Cost: A fraction of full DD. Value: Changes deal terms.

Full

Full DD Sprint: 2-4 Weeks

Post-signing or pre-LOI for critical deals

All 124 modules executed
Complete IT estate map with risk scores
Integration plan with 47-item checklist
Synergy quantification and timeline
Technical debt analysis and TCO model

Complete picture. Integration-ready. Regulator-ready.

The questionnaire finds 20% of the risk.

ACQI finds the other 80% — before the deal closes. Run a discovery sprint on your next target.

See the Discovery Platform Request IT DD Sprint