Independent Technology Advisory
Independent technology due diligence, technical assessments, and post-acquisition advisory for investors, acquirers, and businesses making critical decisions.
Why ClearTech Assessment
Technology can be a significant source of competitive advantage, operational risk, and long-term value.
Whether evaluating an acquisition, assessing an existing technology platform, or planning improvements after a transaction, decision-makers need more than a technical checklist.
They need a clear understanding of what matters, why it matters, and what to do next.
ClearTech Assessment provides independent, structured technology evaluations that connect technical findings with commercial priorities.
Our services
From pre-investment evaluation to post-acquisition improvement, our services help investors and business leaders navigate technology-related decisions with confidence.
Assess the technology behind an investment or acquisition. Identify material technical risks, evaluate engineering capabilities, and understand the implications for scalability, cost, and future growth.
Key topics
Gain an objective view of your technology environment, engineering practices, and operational maturity. Understand strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement outside the context of a transaction.
Key topics
Turn assessment findings into practical action. Prioritize technology improvements, support leadership decisions, and align technology initiatives with business objectives after an acquisition.
Key topics
Assessment areas
Our assessments consider both the technology itself and the organization responsible for building, operating, and evolving it.
Evaluate system design, architectural decisions, performance considerations, and the ability to support future growth.
Review security practices, access controls, operational resilience, and material technology-related vulnerabilities at an appropriate assessment depth.
Assess team structure, technical leadership, development capabilities, and key-person dependencies.
Review development workflows, testing practices, deployment processes, maintainability, and engineering maturity.
Understand hosting environments, cloud architecture, monitoring, reliability, operational processes, and cost considerations.
Identify material technical debt, modernization requirements, investment priorities, and potential delivery constraints.
The depth of each area is agreed during scoping. Penetration testing, formal compliance audits, and exhaustive source-code review are not standard and are only included where explicitly scoped.
Our approach
Every engagement begins with understanding the decision our client needs to make. We tailor the scope and depth of our work to the transaction, business context, and available information.
Understand the transaction or business objectives, key questions, constraints, and areas of potential concern.
Review relevant documentation, systems, architecture, processes, and technical capabilities, supported by stakeholder interviews where appropriate.
Organize findings by materiality, explain potential business implications, and distinguish immediate risks from longer-term considerations.
Deliver clear recommendations, prioritized next steps, and a practical basis for investment or operational decisions.
What you receive
Our deliverables are structured to help both technical and non-technical stakeholders understand the findings and determine what happens next.
Deliverables are tailored to the scope and objectives of each engagement.
Typical deliverables, depending on scope:
Who we work with
Independent technology perspectives to support investment decisions, portfolio assessments, and value creation planning.
Specialist technology input to complement financial, legal, and commercial due diligence.
Technology risk assessments and practical guidance for acquisitions, integrations, and strategic investments.
Objective assessments to support modernization, growth planning, technology investment, and operational improvement.
About ClearTech Assessment
ClearTech Assessment is an independent technology advisory practice focused on helping investors and businesses make better-informed decisions about technology.
We combine structured technical evaluation with a practical understanding of business priorities, translating complex technology questions into clear findings and actionable recommendations.
Our approach is tailored, discreet, and focused on the decisions that matter most to each engagement.
Frequently asked questions
Technical due diligence is an independent assessment of a company's technology, engineering capabilities, and technology-related risks, typically conducted in connection with an investment or acquisition. It helps decision-makers understand potential risks, scalability constraints, and areas requiring further investment.
Technical due diligence is usually driven by a transaction and focuses on issues relevant to an investment decision. An independent technology assessment can be conducted at any stage to evaluate technology maturity, operational risks, engineering effectiveness, and improvement opportunities.
Yes. Independent technology assessments can help business owners and leadership teams understand their current technology environment, identify priorities, and plan improvements even when no transaction is involved.
Depending on the engagement, we may review software architecture, infrastructure, cybersecurity practices, engineering organization, development processes, scalability, technical debt, and technology strategy.
Timelines depend on the scope, complexity of the technology environment, access to relevant information, and transaction requirements. We define the proposed scope, deliverables, and timeline before starting each engagement.
Confidentiality is fundamental to our approach. We discuss appropriate confidentiality arrangements and information-handling requirements before accessing sensitive materials.
Depending on the agreed scope, deliverables may include an executive summary, prioritized findings, technology risk assessment, practical recommendations, and a discussion of implications and next steps.
Yes. Our post-acquisition advisory services focus on translating assessment findings into prioritized actions, supporting technology leadership decisions, and aligning technology initiatives with business objectives.
Let's discuss your objectives, the questions you need answered, and how an independent technology assessment could help.
Get in touch
Whether you're evaluating an acquisition, reviewing an existing technology platform, or planning post-transaction improvements, we'd be glad to understand your requirements.
Prefer email? Write to us at office@cleartechassessment.com.