Every deal type.
Every integration phase.
ACQI is designed for the full lifecycle of an M&A transaction. From the first IT DD sprint to the final synergy realization — and every integration problem in between.
Pre-Acquisition IT Due Diligence
Before you sign, you need to know what you're actually buying. Most M&A IT due diligence consists of a checklist and a spreadsheet — ACQI runs 124 automated discovery modules against the target's environment in 2-4 weeks, surfacing the technical debt, security gaps, and integration complexity that sellers won't disclose voluntarily. The findings aren't just风险的 — they re-define deal economics. A $500K firewall gap becomes $2M in remediation costs when discovered post-close, and ACQI catches it while you still have negotiating leverage. Buyers who run ACQI's pre-acquisition sprint enter the data room with eyes open and exit with clear remediation cost estimates baked into the purchase price.
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Post-Merger Integration
The deal closed. Now comes the hard part. Post-merger IT integration consistently ranks as the highest-risk, highest-cost workstream in any merger — and 70% of integrations run over budget or behind schedule. ACQI's integration platform starts with a 47-item Day-1 readiness checklist that prevents the outages, access failures, and security gaps that erode deal synergies before they're captured. Our wave-based migration planning gives you an sequenced, auditable roadmap that maps every application, user, and dependency to a specific integration wave with clear success criteria. The result is an integration that delivers the synergies the deal model promised — not an integration that becomes the story of what went wrong.
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Add-On Acquisition Integration
Add-on acquisitions move faster and carry hidden risks that platform company acquirers often miss. The target was integrated into a smaller organization with workarounds, shared credentials, and manual processes that won't survive transfer to an enterprise-scale platform. ACQI's 72-hour IT DD sprint was built specifically for this scenario — a compressed assessment that flags identity gaps, VPN dependencies, OAuth integrations that will break, and shadow IT that will become a security liability in the new environment. The goal isn't to slow down the deal. It's to make sure the $15M add-on doesn't become a $40M integration problem because you discovered its VPN-dependent ERP was never meant to live outside the parent's network.
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Divestiture / Carve-Out
Divestitures are M&A in reverse — and they're harder. The divested entity needs a fully standalone IT environment on Day 1, with zero dependency on the parent's infrastructure, identity systems, or shared services. Most carve-out failures aren't discovered until the Day-1 clock is running and teams can't log in. ACQI's carve-out methodology starts by mapping every application, data flow, and network dependency — then builds the separation architecture that ensures the new entity can operate independently from close. We identify which shared assets must be duplicated, which contracts need to be assigned or terminated, and what the standalone IT operating model looks like for the first 180 days post-close.
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Portfolio IT Governance
PE firms with 5, 10, or 20 portfolio companies face an IT governance problem that spreadsheets and quarterly calls can't solve. Each company has 15-25 IT vendors, its own security posture, and its own integration timeline — and the firm has no standardized way to compare risk across them. ACQI's portfolio dashboard aggregates IT risk into a single view, surfacing shared vendor concentrations, security posture trends, and integration status across every portfolio company simultaneously. The platform was built for the PE operating partner who needs to see the whole portfolio in one frame — and needs to know which company needs attention before the next quarterly review.
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PE Deal Team Intelligence
PE deal teams need to make IT investment decisions without becoming IT experts — and without dedicating hours every week to staying current on a domain that changes faster than any other in the due diligence process. ACQI's deal team framework gives investment professionals a structured 90-minute weekly review that keeps them current on portfolio IT risk without deep-diving into every technical finding. The framework is built around five critical questions every PE professional should be able to answer about any active deal or portfolio company — and ACQI provides the structured intelligence to answer them. From active deal monitoring to integration timeline verification, this is the operating system for PE IT governance.
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