Prepare the technology side of the business before a sale or M&A transaction.
Run seller-side M&A readiness 12 to 24 months before a sale, using a buyer-side IT due diligence lens to protect price, warranties, confidence, and transaction momentum.
Runs on the Galactus assessment platform: anchored questions, evidence-based scoring, and red flags that override averages. See how our assessments work
35 anchored questions · 5 scored domains · mirrors our buyer-side DD instrument
We run both sides of the table: buyer-side IT Due Diligence and seller-side Exit Readiness, on the same instrument. See IT Due Diligence
The mandate starts with the decision, owner, time window, and evidence that could change the answer.
Scope, exclusions, evidence access, and uncertainty are made explicit before conclusions are presented.
Sven leads the work directly and closes with clear ownership, decisions, and next actions.
Prepare before the clock starts
Run the buyer's questions early, repair what is still fixable, and build evidence before transaction pressure removes your options.
01 / See
Exit Readiness applies a buyer-side lens before the data room opens. It identifies which technology weaknesses, missing evidence, or inherited commitments could undermine confidence, slow the process, or become leverage against the seller.
02 / Repair
Not every gap deserves remediation. Findings are ranked by likely transaction impact, effort, dependency, and the credibility of the available fix so ownership can invest where action can still protect the outcome.
03 / Evidence
Contracts, inventories, architecture, security records, continuity evidence, cost and staffing data, policies, and proof of control operation are organized around the questions a serious buyer is likely to ask.
04 / Protect
The result gives ownership a sequenced readiness plan: what to repair, what to document, what to disclose clearly, and what to prepare for negotiation before time pressure narrows those choices.
Decision dossier
The useful boundary is visible before the work begins: the decision, the evidence, what is excluded, and what happens next.
Which IT weaknesses could affect buyer confidence or deal economics and which ones are worth fixing before the process begins.
The buyer-side diligence lens: technology debt, security, continuity, applications and data, key-person risk, vendors and licenses, cost, separation or integration implications, and evidence readiness.
Vendor-side financial, tax, or legal diligence; transaction advice; buyer outreach; and remediation delivery unless separately scoped.
The same records a buyer is likely to request, including contracts, inventories, architecture, security and incident evidence, cost and staffing data, policies, and proof of control operation.
Ownership receives a defensible gap view and a sequenced remediation plan, with progress reassessed before the data room opens when required.
Timing
12-24 months before sale
Delivery owner
Every mandate is led directly by Sven Van Roosenbroek. Specialist involvement, when needed, is made explicit in scope.
Commercial model
Fixed-fee assessment, with remediation support scoped separately when required.
Findings touching IP ownership, license settlements, or transaction terms are input for your legal counsel and deal team, not legal advice.
Thirty minutes is enough to establish fit, the right depth, and the next responsible step.