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M&A Technical Due Diligence

Private equity · SaaS acquisition · Pre-close assessment

An acquisition target needs a technical risk profile before closing. CAP delivers a structured assessment covering architecture, scalability, security posture, and technical debt — giving investors the clarity they need to make a go/no-go decision.

62

Architecture Health Score

48

Security Score

47

Vulnerabilities Found

3

Critical Blockers

Medium-High

Investment Risk


Platform Output

What CAP delivers

Due Diligence Report

M&A Technical Due Diligence

Private equity / SaaS acquisition / Pre-close assessment / 247 dependencies analyzed

Overall Investment Risk Rating
Medium-High
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Architecture Health62/100
  • Monolithic core with partial service extraction attempted
  • Tight coupling between 3 critical modules limits independent deployment
  • No API gateway or service mesh in place
Scalability Assessment71/100
  • Stateless API layer can scale horizontally with minor modifications
  • Database is the primary bottleneck at 2x current load
  • CDN and caching strategy is partially implemented
Security Posture48/100
  • 3 critical CVEs in production dependencies
  • No automated secret rotation in place
  • SOC2 Type II compliance gaps in access controls
Technical Debt Index55/100
  • 37% test coverage on critical business logic paths
  • 14 modules with cyclomatic complexity > 50
  • 2 major framework versions behind on primary stack
Key Observations
  • 3 critical vulnerabilities require immediate attention (Security Posture)
  • Scalability ceiling detected at approximately 2x current load
  • 37% test coverage on critical business logic paths
  • 4 end-of-life technologies in production stack
  • Tight coupling between 3 critical modules limits independent deployment
  • 14 modules with cyclomatic complexity exceeding 50

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