
We help UK mid-market and PE-backed businesses identify hidden technology risk, improve post-deal performance and prepare technology estates for investment, acquisition and exit.
Our insights help investors, founders and leadership teams understand whether technology will protect, weaken or increase enterprise value before acquisition, after investment and ahead of exit.
Stage
Pre-Deal
Pre-investment
Validate whether the platform, team, and controls support the investment thesis before capital is committed.
Key questions
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Is the technology investable?
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Can the platform scale without margin erosion?
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Are cyber and IT controls strong enough for buyer scrutiny?
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Is technical debt manageable or valuation-relevant?
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What is the true cost-to-scale?
Risks to surface
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Hidden technical debt and fragile architecture
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Cyber and IT controls gaps that affect valuation
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Scalability constraints vs the growth case
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Engineering and delivery capability misread pre-signing
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Understated run-cost and remediation liability
What Altran does
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Red-flag technology review for fast screening
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Full private equity and venture capital technology due diligence
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Pre-investment technical due diligence across six assessment domains
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Commercially actionable reporting for investment committees
What you receive
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Executive Technology Risk Summary
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Technology Risk Heatmap
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Architecture and Scalability Review
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Prioritised Remediation Roadmap with cost view
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Investment committee technology report
Pre-Deal — stage detail Validate whether the platform, team, and controls support the investment thesis before capital is committed. WHEN TO USE Buy-side diligence, vendor prep, or IC approval ahead of signing. WHAT IT INCLUDES Red-flag or full technology due diligence Risk heatmap and executive summary Remediation cost view for the model TYPICAL OUTPUTS IC-ready technology report Negotiation leverage on findings TYPICAL TIMELINE Under 2 weeks (red-flag) to 4 weeks (full) Protects valuation by surfacing risk before price is final.
Where are you in the deal cycle — and which technology risks matter right now? Select your stage to see what to ask, what to surface, and how we help.
The investment lifecycle
One assessment model
Every lifecycle stage is assessed through the same six-domain framework — so findings are comparable across deals and portfolio companies.
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Architecture & Scalability
Can the platform support the growth case without rework, integration failure, or disproportionate run-cost?
02
Cybersecurity & IT Controls
Are controls mature enough for buyer scrutiny, regulatory expectation, and operational resilience?
03
Codebase & Engineering Quality
Is technical debt manageable, and can the engineering organisation deliver the roadmap investors expect?
04
Data, Integrations & AI Readiness
Is the data estate fit for reporting, automation, integrations, and responsible AI adoption?
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Delivery Capability & Operating Model
Can the technology organisation execute the plan — with governance, cadence, and accountability investors expect?
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Cost, Resilience & Value Impact
What does technology really cost to run and scale — and where does spend support or dilute EBITDA?
The Altran Technology Value Assessment™
Who we have supported
Illustrative outcomes from client engagements — representative of the scale of impact our advisory and delivery work can achieve.
OUTCOMES
What we delivered
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Hybrid cloud strategy and migration of 330 applications
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Managed services operating model redesign
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Infrastructure cost and availability baseline
ENERGY
French Energy Company — Infrastructure & Cloud Transformation
OUTCOMES
What we delivered
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Secure remote operating model for sovereign and confidential data
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Technology and controls assessment across critical systems
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Self-funding operational efficiency programme
DEFENCE
UK Defence Company — Secure Remote Operations
OUTCOMES
What we delivered
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Legacy data centre transformation roadmap
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AI-enabled platform architecture and security uplift
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Recurring revenue capability design for PE reporting
PE-BACKED MSP
Managed Services Provider — Scalable AI Platform
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions about our technology due diligence, risk assessment, and value creation advisory services.
