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What is Software Technology Due Diligence?
Why do you need Software Technology Due Diligence? Why Strategic Due
Diligence SM?
Due diligence that starts where
ordinary due diligence leaves off. Due diligence that is specific to
the risks associated with intellectual property and software
– from the mainframe to the Web. |
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If you are
responsible for an investment in or acquisition of a software technology
company, then you need to address the specific due diligence issues of
software technology, such as:
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Does your acquisition target
actually own "their" software? We worked with a due diligence client that
almost acquired a company whose founders had stolen the software
that the company sold! |
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Do you know if the software
company you are thinking of investing in is about to be bankrupted by a
patent infringement suit? A client of ours almost acquired just
such a company. |
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If you are undertaking a
strategic partnership with a software vendor, how do you know whether your
new partner will be able to maintain the software satisfactorily?
The answer is software technology due diligence! |
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"Due diligence
has been particularly tough in 2002 as buyers can ill afford to make
mistakes. Buyers are drilling deep into a company's financial statements for
revenue recognition and accounting issues, intellectual property rights,
customer bases, employees, etc., before making offers."
—
Corum Group in their
Q4 2002 Merger and Acquisition Briefing |
Why Strategic Due Diligence?
Simply, to reduce software investment risk.
In this economy, can you afford unnecessary risk? |
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Software
Due Diligence
Tip of the Day |
Software Technology Due
Diligence for Investors, Lenders, & Acquirers Do
you acquire or invest in software companies? Are you an M&A attorney? A
lender? A business development manager? Are you responsible for due
diligence? You need to be certain that the software assets that you are
investing in do not come with potentially disastrous copyright, patent,
ownership, or [more] |
For Software
Entrepreneurs Are you thinking about exit
strategies or strategic investors? Talk to someone who’s managed a
profitable software company, positioned it to be acquired, and executed a
successful exit strategy. Get practical help from an advisor who has done
due
diligence and knows what buyers don't want to find. [more] |
