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Diligence before the deal. Discipline after it.

Six engagements built around one question: where is money going that is not buying you anything? Each is fixed-fee, evidence-based, and scoped with you before it starts.

Pre-close

Before the deal closes

Investor-grade diligence that tells you what you are buying and what it will cost to fix.

AI Due Diligence

Test the AI story before you underwrite it.

Every deal now comes with an AI narrative. We separate the models that actually run in production from the demos, and tell you what it will cost to keep them running, defend them, and scale them after close.

  • A defensible read on whether the AI capability is real, rented, or aspirational
  • The true run-rate cost of models, inference, data pipelines and the people behind them
  • Data rights, licensing and model-risk exposure surfaced before it becomes your problem

Typically 2–4 weeks, compressible to fit a live deal timetable

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IT & Technology Due Diligence

Know what you are buying before the wire goes out.

A complete read on the technology estate of an acquisition target: what it costs, what is deferred, what is fragile, and what it will take to bring it up to standard.

  • A quantified technology cost baseline you can model against
  • Deferred maintenance and technical debt priced, not just described
  • Security and compliance gaps that change the risk profile of the deal

Typically 2–4 weeks

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Post-close & operating

Once you own it

Finding the waste, quantifying it, and driving the improvement through to the P&L.

Operational Assessment

Find the waste that everyone stopped noticing.

A structured review of how work actually gets done — the systems, the contracts, the handoffs, the manual steps — with every finding tied to a number and an owner.

  • A ranked list of savings opportunities with dollar values attached
  • Duplicate systems, shelfware and over-licensing identified
  • Manual processes that should be automated, with effort estimates

Typically 3–6 weeks depending on scope

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EBITDA Improvement

Turn findings into margin.

We take the opportunities an assessment surfaces and drive them to a number on the P&L — running the vendor negotiations, the consolidations and the process changes alongside your team.

  • Savings realised, not just recommended
  • Vendor and licensing renegotiation executed with market comparables
  • Overlapping systems consolidated without breaking operations

Engagements typically run two to four quarters

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Ongoing

Keeping it that way

Capability and leadership so the gains hold and the next decision is made with evidence.

AI Readiness & Adoption

Put AI where it pays, not where it demos.

Most AI programmes stall because they start with a tool instead of a bottleneck. We identify where AI changes the economics of your operation, then build the pilots that survive contact with production.

  • A shortlist of use cases ranked by value and feasibility, not novelty
  • Honest assessment of whether your data can support them
  • Governance that lets you move without creating new risk

Assessment in 3–4 weeks; pilots scoped individually

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Fractional CIO

Senior technology judgement, without the seat.

Ongoing executive-level technology leadership for companies that need the judgement of a CIO but not a full-time one — budget ownership, vendor governance, roadmap, and a straight answer when it matters.

  • A technology roadmap tied to the business plan, reviewed quarterly
  • Budget built and defended with evidence
  • Vendors managed to their contracts

Ongoing, typically a fixed number of days per month

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Not sure which one you need?

Most engagements start with a conversation about what is bothering you — a renewal, a deal, a budget that keeps growing. We will tell you which review answers it, or that you do not need one.

Talk it through