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M&A Assessment
Avoid any nasty surprises with your mergers and acquisitions.
A Cyber M&A Assessment is a crucial tool for acquiring companies, enabling proactive identification of potential cyber risks in prospective mergers or acquisitions. Without adequate cyber security documentation, artifacts, and evidence, evaluating cyber-related risks can be challenging. Quantifying these risks is essential for accurate valuations and informed price negotiations.
A Cyber M&A Assessment bridges this gap, offering insights into potential vulnerabilities and cyber risks of the target company. This aids in assessing the cyber security implications of business decisions. The comprehensive Assessment package includes data on both the acquirer and target company's risk posture across multiple categories, peer analysis, and potential loss scenarios for the post-M&A entity.
What's involved?
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Cyber posture including overall score and risk categories and factors for the acquirer, target, and the consolidated entity.
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Detailed analysis on the cyber risk posture of the target including historical cyber performance and data breaches.
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Extensive cyber value at risk scenario analysis at different speed and depth of integration.
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Benchmarking against industry peers for cyber posture on a pre- and post-acquisition basis across key risk factors and cyber value at risk.
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Uncover existing cyber security lapses or potential at-risk areas in acquisition targets.
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Determine remediation costs and help restructure investments if needed.
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Mergers and Acquisitions FAQs
What is a Merger & Acquisition (M&A) Cyber Assessment?
An M&A Cyber Assessment evaluates the cyber security posture of an organisation before, during, or after a merger or acquisition. It helps identify risks, hidden vulnerabilities, compliance gaps, and inherited liabilities that may impact the deal or post-integration performance.
Why is cyber due diligence critical in M&A?
Cyber risk can materially affect the value and viability of an acquisition. Unidentified vulnerabilities, past breaches, or poor governance can result in regulatory fines, operational disruption, or reputational damage. Cyber due diligence reduces this risk and informs smarter decision-making.
What does Integrity360’s M&A assessment service include?
The service includes cyber risk analysis, threat exposure reviews, asset and infrastructure mapping, compliance audits, incident history analysis, third-party risk evaluation, and integration readiness assessments—all delivered by experienced security consultants.
At what stage of the M&A process should the assessment be performed?
Ideally, cyber assessments are conducted during pre-acquisition due diligence. However, they are also valuable during deal negotiation, post-signing validation, and post-acquisition integration to ensure security risks are identified and managed throughout the lifecycle.
Does the assessment cover regulatory compliance?
Yes. The assessment evaluates compliance with frameworks such as ISO 27001, GDPR, NIS2, and DORA. It ensures the target organisation aligns with industry standards and uncovers potential legal or regulatory exposure.
How does Integrity360 tailor the assessment to each deal?
Integrity360 adjusts the scope based on deal size, sector, risk appetite, and infrastructure complexity. Whether it’s a fast-moving tech startup or a large enterprise, the assessment is structured to provide relevant insights quickly and clearly.
Can the service support post-acquisition integration?
Yes. Integrity360 helps align security policies, assess tool and process compatibility, and create integration plans to merge IT environments securely—ensuring the combined entity starts with a strong, unified security foundation.
What makes Integrity360’s M&A assessment different?
Integrity360 combines cyber due diligence expertise with deep technical and regulatory knowledge. You get business-focused, actionable insights that reduce risk, support valuation accuracy, and enable smooth security integration.
