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This information technology (IT) M&A integration checklist provides a framework for all necessary tasks that must be completed during integration as it concerns IT. This checklist is tailored specifically to assist practitioners accomplish IT aspects of integration during an M&A transaction.
Understanding and conducting the proper requirements in regards to IT during integration is essential for completing a successful M&A transaction. This checklist includes the main IT requirements and tasks needed to ensure that the integration of a target company is adequately conducted, meaning that all IT matters are sorted for the seamless combination of workforces. This checklist serves as a guideline and should be customized to fit the specifics of each M&A deal.
This section enables practitioners to thoroughly define Day 1 IT policies, roles, systems, and functions. This is an in-depth checklist to prepare for successful integration across IT operations.
Successfully integrating IT functions require addressing budget structures, determining staffing models and creating appropriate roadmaps for initial responsibilities post close. This section should be customized to your specific IT functions but provides a standard template.
Design any new IT jobs and onboarding processes as well as any new or altered policies, performance metrics or training requirements. This section will need extensive assistance from human resources to ensure successful implementation.
This section ensures that all required facilities are designed and ready for Day 1 implementation, this includes office space, inventory and technology.
It is essential during any type of M&A transaction that important data is organized, assigned stewardship and securely stored. This section ensures that data activity is accounted for during the integration process.
It is vital to consider and address security concerns, protocols and safeguards before Day 1. Follow this checklist to ensure important tasks are not forgotten.
This portion of the checklist provides tasks essential to employee enablement within the IT department or function. This includes employee roles, system access requirements, employee devices, and department policies.
Determining hardware, software requirements and system inventory as well as license agreements during integration planning creates an easier integration process post-close.
Once systems, tools and licenses are determined integration practitioners must ensure all requirements are met for proper implementation such as preparing technical design and acquiring the proper frameworks.
It is also important to evaluate the target company’s IT systems and inventory as a way to develop the IT integration plan as well as measure compatibility. You will also need to develop a retirement plan for each system the target company uses that will not be carried over.
Due diligence is a critical aspect of any deal that begins very early in the process and can continue right up until closing. During due diligence, the potential buyer asks questions and requests documentation from the seller that helps the buyer understand the target company and its business. These requests are usually general to start and become more specific as the buyer develops a greater understanding of the target. Buyers use the information provided by the seller to evaluate the opportunities and risks associated with the potential transaction. It is important for sellers to stay organized throughout the process. Buyers often submit thorough, detailed request lists that require input from numerous members of the seller’s deal team.
As the name implies, a due diligence request list is a list of questions and requests for information and documentation that a buyer submits to a seller in order to learn about the target company, its business and its operations. The initial diligence request list tends to be broad and typically includes an extensive list of questions covering a wide range of subjects. This allows the buyer to gain a broad understanding of the target company and identify key issues that can be investigated and considered more closely. Because every deal is different, due diligence request lists have to be tailored to meet the needs of the buyer and address the unique circumstances of your transaction.
However, there is a variety of fundamental requests that are relevant in most deals. These are the types of requests that our templates are designed to address.
As the name implies, a due diligence request list is a list of questions and requests for information and documentation that a buyer submits to a seller in order to learn about the target company, its business and its operations. The initial diligence request list tends to be broad and typically includes an extensive list of questions covering a wide range of subjects. This allows the buyer to gain a broad understanding of the target company and identify key issues that can be investigated and considered more closely. Because every deal is different, due diligence request lists have to be tailored to meet the needs of the buyer and address the unique circumstances of your transaction.
However, there is a variety of fundamental requests that are relevant in most deals. These are the types of requests that our templates are designed to address.
Our templates are drafted to provide an inclusive and wide-ranging list of initial due diligence requests. However, the templates, as well as the information contained therein, are not legal advice. They are not complete, and they are not specific to your transaction. The templates are designed to elicit general information from the seller that will provide the buyer with a broad overview of the target and it’s business and operations. You should review any template before using it, and it may need to be modified to ensure that it is suitable and relevant to your circumstances. Information provided by the seller will likely trigger additional questions that focus on specific aspects of the target’s business and issues identified during the due diligence process.
No. Our Due Diligence Checklist is drafted to include typical requests that are relevant in most transactions. However, every deal and every target company is unique. Before utilizing any template, it is important that you review it with the help of your legal and other professional advisors to ensure that the requests are complete and tailored to the specific circumstances of your deal.
Every M&A process is different. Downloaders are urged to make these checklists their own by changing the providing information to better fit their needs.
This checklist was created by and for M&A professionals. It includes a comprehensive starting point for the integration process. However, every deal is different and may require additional requirements and tasks.
Our templates are drafted to provide an inclusive and wide-ranging list of initial due diligence requests. However, the templates, as well as the information contained therein, are not legal advice. They are not complete, and they are not specific to your transaction. The templates are designed to elicit general information from the seller that will provide the buyer with a broad overview of the target and it’s business and operations. You should review any template before using it, and it may need to be modified to ensure that it is suitable and relevant to your circumstances. Information provided by the seller will likely trigger additional questions that focus on specific aspects of the target’s business and issues identified during the due diligence process.
No. Our Due Diligence Checklist is drafted to include typical requests that are relevant in most transactions. However, every deal and every target company is unique. Before utilizing any template, it is important that you review it with the help of your legal and other professional advisors to ensure that the requests are complete and tailored to the specific circumstances of your deal.
As IT systems become ever more complex, integrating a target’s data and systems into your own becomes increasingly daunting. With our M&A integration template, you can itemize tasks and take this process one step at a time! Book a playbook demo to explore — schedule a call with us and we will reach out to help you get started.
As IT systems become ever more complex, integrating a target’s data and systems into your own becomes increasingly daunting. With our M&A integration template, you can itemize tasks and take this process one step at a time! Book a playbook demo to explore — schedule a call with us and we will reach out to help you get started.
Utilizing a checklist is just step one. In order to have a seamless process, M&A checklists need to be utilized with the proper deal workflow tool.
Request a demo to learn how you can turn a checklist into an automated process and workflow with the DealRoom platform. With DealRoom, you can tackle any type of due diligence.
This section enables practitioners to thoroughly define Day 1 IT policies, roles, systems, and functions. This is an in-depth checklist to prepare for successful integration across IT operations.
Successfully integrating IT functions require addressing budget structures, determining staffing models and creating appropriate roadmaps for initial responsibilities post close. This section should be customized to your specific IT functions but provides a standard template.
Design any new IT jobs and onboarding processes as well as any new or altered policies, performance metrics or training requirements. This section will need extensive assistance from human resources to ensure successful implementation.
This section ensures that all required facilities are designed and ready for Day 1 implementation, this includes office space, inventory and technology.
It is essential during any type of M&A transaction that important data is organized, assigned stewardship and securely stored. This section ensures that data activity is accounted for during the integration process.
It is vital to consider and address security concerns, protocols and safeguards before Day 1. Follow this checklist to ensure important tasks are not forgotten.
This portion of the checklist provides tasks essential to employee enablement within the IT department or function. This includes employee roles, system access requirements, employee devices, and department policies.
Determining hardware, software requirements and system inventory as well as license agreements during integration planning creates an easier integration process post-close.
Once systems, tools and licenses are determined integration practitioners must ensure all requirements are met for proper implementation such as preparing technical design and acquiring the proper frameworks.
It is also important to evaluate the target company’s IT systems and inventory as a way to develop the IT integration plan as well as measure compatibility. You will also need to develop a retirement plan for each system the target company uses that will not be carried over.
By using our master due diligence template, alongside DealRoom’s M&A lifecycle management software, you can create a smooth diligence process.
By using our integration template, alongside DealRoom's M&A lifecycle management software, you can create a smooth integration process