Security due diligence and virtual CISO support for private equity portfolios

Sector: Private equity and technology investment
Market verticals: Private equity, M&A, portfolio technology companies
Client: Private equity investors and their portfolio companies
My role: Practitioner and virtual CISO (vCISO)
Period: 2025

The challenge

Private equity firms need to know what cyber risk they are buying before a deal closes, and they need their portfolio companies to manage that risk once it has. Both need senior security judgement delivered quickly and in language an investment team can act on.

What I did

I carried out pre-acquisition and M&A security due diligence for private equity clients, assessing the target's real security posture and the risks that could affect price, terms or integration plans. I then acted as the cybersecurity subject matter expert and vCISO to portfolio companies, providing strategic security leadership and risk management, and working directly with the investors' senior leadership and project teams.

The result

  • Investors went into transactions with a clear, plain-language view of cyber risk

  • Portfolio companies received experienced security leadership without the cost of a full-time CISO

  • Security findings were turned into practical decisions for deal teams and management

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Thomas KranzPrivate equity and technology investment, cybersecurity due diligence, private equity cyber risk, M&A security due diligence, vCISO, portfolio company security, pre-acquisition due diligence, CISO case study, Featured