Scoping Tech Due Diligence: adapting to deal structures and context
Technology due diligence is an essential process in assessing the technological landscape of a target company before an acquisition or investment. However, Tech...
Understanding Cloud Costs in Technical Due Diligence
Technical due diligence often shines a spotlight on cloud infrastructure because it provides a clear lens into a company's operational efficiency and ability to...
Ten questions to ask during Tech Due Diligence
Technical due diligence often involves peeling back layers of the software, infrastructure, and team practices to understand what lies beneath the surface. Asking...
The essential guide to AGPL compliance for tech companies
The Affero General Public License (AGPL) is distinct among open-source licenses, particularly for its implications in the era of cloud computing and Software as...
Enhancing Tech Due Diligence with Network Footprinting
Network Footprinting plays an essential role in the technical due diligence process, providing a deepened understanding of both the technical and strategic facets...
Value Creation through Technology: Strategies for Private Equity Firms
Technology plays a critical role in generating value throughout the investment lifecycle by enhancing revenue growth, concentrating on cost reduction, and optimizing...
AI investments: disruption in the software industry
Generative AI has captivated business leaders with its promise of substantial economic benefits. According to McKinsey, generative AI could add between $2.6 trillion...
Enhancing M&A success with Vendor Due Diligence Tech
"In 2023, software accounted for 80 percent of all technology M&A activity, emphasizing its dominant role in shaping industry dynamics and underlining the critical...
SaaS Migration: A Comprehensive Guide for Software Businesses and Investors
With an expected annual growth rate of about 18.4%, the global SaaS market is set to surge from approximately $320 billion in 2024 to around $1.23 trillion by 2032....
AI Act’s Glossary: Essential Terms and Defintions
Our extensive glossary is crafted to guide you through the language of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This collection is meticulously assembled from terms featured...
Software failure: UK Post Office’s Misplaced Technology Trust
In a saga reminiscent of a modern-day David and Goliath, the UK Post Office software failure unveils a harrowing tale of the human cost of misplaced trust in technology....
AI Washing: How to assess the real value of AI
With the advent of technologies like ChatGPT, artificial intelligence (AI) has become more than just a technological term; it's a significant part of our daily lexicon....
What is code quality and why is it important?
Understanding the quality of code within a company's tech portfolio is an essential aspect of assessing a company’s long-term value and stability. This article...
The Rising Tide of Data Breaches in 2023
In 2023, the digital world witnessed a dramatic escalation in cyber security incidents, marking a year of significant challenges in maintaining digital trust and...
IP security: why the blockchain can’t replace a trusted third party
One of the central rationales for blockchain was to create a decentralized and trustless system for maintaining a digital ledger of transactions. Today, we will...
The GPL and its Unique GPL Classpath Exception: what does it mean?
Open-source software (OSS) has always stood as a testament to the idea that collaboration and sharing can yield powerful and reliable software. The General Public...
Blockchain: Challenges of Protecting IP for Digital Assets
IBM defines blockchain as "a shared, immutable ledger that facilitates the process of recording transactions and tracking assets in a business network." Simply put,...
The Ultimate Guide to Intellectual Property Audits
The management and protection of intellectual property is one of the essential aspects of any business today. But knowing which elements to consider often requires...
What is Cybersecurity Due Diligence?
You’ve heard the old proverb. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Never has this been truer than in the context of cybersecurity. Today, with the...
What is IP Due Diligence?
Regardless of the sector of activity, intellectual property (IP) more and more defines an organisation and determines its future. Successful organisations are those...
Reduce Your Investment Risk: Open Source Vulnerability Scan
All across Europe, we are witnessing astonishing levels of growth within the tech sector, thanks to business decision makers increasingly making this area a priority...
The Hidden Value of Cybersecurity
In spite of cyber threats continuing to grow, recent studies have shown that companies are starting to slow down their spend when it comes to cybersecurity. However,...
3 Key Trends Driving M&A in 2022
While the world has faced major challenges from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, these disruptions have also created many opportunities. Nowhere is this truer than...
Tech Due Diligence Checklist: questions to prepare for Technical Due Diligence
It is more important than ever, whether you are an investor or potential buyer, to know that the company that you are interested in is operating in accordance with...
Global Trends in Cyber Risk
Digital technologies ranging from artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things to data availability and blo ckchain continue to evolve at breakneck speed....
Due Diligence in merger and acquisitions (M&A)
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) have become regular parts of the modern business landscape. With major internet giants buying up unicorns and large conglomerates...
How does software copyright protect Intellectual Property?
For an artist, protecting their work is a matter of paramount importance. After all, any work of art, be it a literary piece, a musical, or a painting, needs protection...
Protection by the sui generis right of databases
Almost two years after the study carried out by the European Commission for the evaluation of Directive 96/9 /CE raising the question of its abolition because of...
Registering a logo: an essential step of business strategy
Registering your logo is not a legal obligation but it is strongly advised. You can use your logo in the course of trade without having any trademark rights on it....