How we can help
Our service provides comprehensive technical due diligence for software-based companies. Whether you’re selling your business, seeking to enhance its value, or looking to buy a business and aiming to mitigate acquisition risk, our services are tailored to meet your needs.
Selling a Business
Technical Services
We analyse your software development practices and identify areas where improvements can add substantial value. Our insights will help you present your company in the best possible light, maximising its valuation during potential acquisitions.
Key Features
- In-Depth Analysis: We delve into your software development processes, state of documentation, architecture, and codebase.
- Risk Assessment: Identifying potential pitfalls and areas of concern.
- Value Proposition: Highlighting technical aspects that enhance or detract from your company’s value.
- Future Viability: Gauge the software’s technological sustainability and potential for further development.
- Team Dynamics: Identify key contributors and measure knowledge distribution within the development team.
- Security and AI Integration: Evaluate security risks and explore untapped potential in AI/ML integrations.
- Customised Reports: Our output varies based on the context—depending on where you are on your journey our reports will provide actionable recommendations.
Choose our software due diligence services to make informed decisions and ensure a successful journey when you’re selling a software-based business.
Due Diligence Coaching Services
Are you a business preparing to sell? Our specialized coaching services guide you through the intricate landscape of software due diligence (DD). Whether you’re a vendor aiming to put your best foot forward or an acquirer seeking to minimize risk, our coaching equips you with the knowledge and strategies needed for a successful DD journey.
Key Features
- Strategic Insights: We provide expert guidance on presenting your software assets in the most favourable light.
- Maximizing Valuation: Learn how to showcase your company’s strengths and address potential weaknesses during DD.
- Navigating Negotiations: Understand the key points that acquirers focus on and how to position your software for optimal valuation.
Key Coaching Areas
- Answering Questions: How best to answer questions during due diligence
- Future Viability: Gauge the software’s technological sustainability and potential for further development.
- Team Dynamics: Identify key contributors and measure knowledge distribution within the development team.
Choose our coaching services to confidently navigate the DD process when you’re selling a software-based business. Let us empower you with the insights and strategies needed to make informed decisions.
Buying a Business
Technical Services
We conduct thorough technical due diligence from the acquirer’s perspective. Our assessments focus on risk reduction and provide clarity on the software’s quality, security, and scalability.
Key Features
- In-Depth Analysis: We delve into the seller's software development processes, state of documentation, architecture, and codebase.
- Risk Assessment: Identifying potential pitfalls and areas of concern that could impact your company.
- Future Viability: Gauge the software’s technological sustainability, technical debt (software that needs to be updated) and potential for further development.
- Team Dynamics: Identify key contributors and measure knowledge distribution within the development team highlighting any risk.
- Security and AI Integration: Evaluate security risks and explore untapped potential in AI/ML integrations.
- Customised Reports: Our output varies based on the context—we work with you to understand you risk appetite and areas of concern.
Choose our software due diligence services to make informed decisions and ensure a successful journey when you’re buying a software-based business. Let us empower you with the insights and strategies needed to make informed decisions.
Integration Support
We specialise in providing comprehensive integration support to help companies smoothly incorporate newly acquired businesses. Our expert team ensures that every aspect of the integration process is meticulously planned and executed, allowing you to focus on your core business operations.
Key Features
- Key Areas to Integrate: We identify and prioritise the critical areas that need to be integrated, ensuring a cohesive and efficient transition.
- Timelines: Our timelines outline each phase of the integration process, keeping your project on track and within deadlines.
- Priorities: We help you set clear priorities to address the most impactful areas first, optimising the integration process.
- Governance and Oversight: Our robust governance framework provides oversight and ensures compliance , maintaining the highest standards of quality and accountability.
Choose our integration support services to help guarantee a seamless and successful business integration journey.
Scaling a Business
Technical Stragey
We ensure you have the right people, processes, and tooling to allow your business to scale. Recommendations are made for optimisation and futureproofing.
Key Features
- In-Depth Analysis: We delve into your software development processes, documentation, architecture, and codebase.
- Risk Assessment: Identifying potential pitfalls and areas of concern.
- Future Viability: Gauge your software’s technological sustainability and potential for further development.
- Team Dynamics: Identify key contributors and measure knowledge distribution within the development team.
- Security and AI Integration: Evaluate security risks and explore untapped potential in AI/ML integrations.
- Customised Reports: Our output varies based on the context—depending on where you are on your journey our reports will provide actionable recommendations and technology strategy.
Software Composition Analysis (SCA) Services
Our SCA service helps to facilitating change management for Open Source Software (OSS) adoption, and maintaining ongoing monitoring to ensure our software remains secure and reliable.
Policy & Process Review
- We conduct a thorough evaluation of your current approach to open source software.
- This includes an assessment of the personnel involved, established policies, operational processes, and tooling.
Technical Setup Review
- The technical infrastructure and configuration of the existing open source software management are meticulously reviewed.
- Areas needing enhancement are pinpointed, identify existing risks, and to ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.
Change Management
- We help to drive the transformation towards a new way of working with open source software, helping you to adopt the recommended best practices that leverage the full potential of open source whilst minimising the risks.
Ongoing Rollout and Management Assistance
- We provide continuous support for the rollout and management of open source software, ensuring that your organisation maintains compliance and capitalises on the benefits of open source solutions.
At LucidIQ, our commitment to excellence extends beyond software development—we prioritise security, reliability, and innovation. Our partnership with Sonatype exemplifies this dedication.