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Activity
Activity
The client is a French private equity firm operating in all sectors and focusing on leveraged buyouts and growth capital. For more than 30 years, the client has been supporting SMEs and mid-caps through majority shareholdings, in France, Benelux, Germany and Spain.
The project at a glance
As part of the due diligence phase ahead of the proposed acquisition of a telecoms business, carved out from an industrial group, the client commissioned Hardis Group to carry out IT due diligence.
Project objectives
- Identify and assess IT risks
- Challenge aspects of the IT budget
- Propose IT change scenarios (projects for implementation, etc.)
Work performed
- Reviewed documentation and took part in Q&A sessions with the seller
- Prepared and presented the due diligence report
- Analyzed the existing IT architecture by domain (organization, infrastructure & network, ERP system, applications)
- Identified IT risks associated with the acquisition and proposed mitigations
- Performed a macro review of the seller’s estimated IT budget, taking the identified risks into account
Benefits
- Process launched and completed quickly
- Key IT priorities and challenges for the acquisition target identified for the coming years