IT Advisory for Private Equity & Portfolio Companies
Private equity investors and their portfolio companies are a core target group for danad GmbH. Our practice covers the entire investment lifecycle: IT due diligence during the transaction phase (2-6 week sprint with red-flag list, investment requirements in EUR, carve-out complexity), IT carve-outs in the first 12-24 months post-acquisition (identity separation, tenant splits, standalone setup), post-merger IT integration in roll-up strategies (tenant mergers, application consolidation), value-creation programmes (Microsoft 365 modernisation, Microsoft Defender XDR hardening, FinOps for cloud cost reduction). We understand the PE-specific constraints: hard deadlines from TSA terms, investor reporting obligations, preparatory measures for exit after 3-5 years.
Typical pain points
- • IT risks in the transaction phase often underestimated — unpleasant surprises post-closing
- • TSA timelines often too short — extensions cost money and negotiation capital
- • Microsoft 365 tenant splits are complex (data, identities, licences)
- • IT modernisation must be EBITDA-positive and run parallel to operating business
- • Exit preparation: IT hygiene for the next buyer due-diligence sprint