Securing the Deal
Expert Cyber Risk Assessments for Mergers & Acquisitions
MRGD is your trusted partner in assessing cyber risk before crucial mergers and acquisitions. Buying or selling a company is a time of opportunity, but also considerable vulnerability. You need to treat cyber just as any other consideration for an M&A deal. Cybersecurity can be a liability or an asset which will materially change the value of your deal. We offer comprehensive cyber risk assessments from both a legal & technical/operational perspective, that empower you to make informed decisions.
How does MRGD work?
Get MRGD on your team
Book a consultation, we scope your deal for cyber security activities, our services agreement is signed, and we’re on board. No cost to you or the deal.
Red Flag, Green Flag
MRGD will conduct an initial look and intelligence gathering activity. The result of this is a short brief which outlines any initial red flags. There is no cost to you or the deal.
Understand Everything
MRGD will conduct a number of activities to determine risk resulting from the past, present, or future of the target. This is where we really earn our keep, and start accumulating data to drive our quantitative assessment. It still costs you, and the deal, nothing.
How much actual money?
MRGD produce a report for the M&A team which contains findings and risks, each with associated quantitative costs. This report will provide a robust, overall assessment of the cyber security position and risk of the target. The total cost of this risk is then taken to the negotiating table. This report, still, comes at no cost.
MRGD provides tangible value
Using the figures and assessment in the report, MRGD joins the team at the negotiating table to back you up in reducing the cost of this acquisition. Whatever value MRGD saves you on the final price of your deal at closure is how we calculate our final fee.
Get more value in your deal
Real Risk. Quantitative Value.
The MRGD team will deliver solid quantitative assessment based on real risk to the value of the company. Our report, produced at the conclusion of our activities will contain financial figures attached to each risk. These figures, deployed in negotiations, will drive down the price of your acquisition.
The activities we conduct are done concurrently with your existing M&A process, adding no further time to the process. The series of activities are different for every deal. They are chosen by MRGD during scoping based on: time available to complete the assessment, the level of access afforded the M&A team, and the intentions of the buyer in making the deal. The activities we may conduct fall into three categories: past, present, & future.
Past
- Previous breach information, including corporate accounts, as well as stolen data
- Cybersecurity incident history
- Threat Intelligence
- Corporate Intelligence
- Key personnel intelligence
- Litigation search
- General dirty laundry
Present
- Security Certifications Audit
- Cyber Security Investment Review
- Cyber Insurance Review
- Data Due Diligence
- Contract Review
- Top 10 Supply Chain Review
- SOCI Responsibilities
- Full Intel Led Cyber Threat Hunt
Future
- Security Assessment
- Forward Risk Assessment
- Cyber Security Capability Gap Assessment
- Security Debt Analysis
- Integration ROM
Schedule A Discovery Call
Reach out to us today to schedule a consultation and discover how our cyber risk assessments can fortify your M&A transactions. Our team is ready to assist you in making the right moves towards a secure and prosperous future.
About This Initiative.
The MRGD service provides expert cyber risk assessments tailored for the unique needs of financial specialists and lawyers managing mergers and acquisitions. Our cutting-edge assessments have been developed by seasoned cybersecurity & legal professionals who understand the complexities of the M&A landscape.
The MRGD initiative was created by a shared commitment to strengthen the cybersecurity landscape for businesses entering into M&A.
Protect your investments and secure your future with our expert cyber risk assessments.
Partner Organisations:
Redacted
Redacted Information Security is a bespoke sovereign information security consulting firm based in Canberra, providing services to government and private sector industries at all classification levels.
Redacted helps organisations in uplifting their security posture, gaining regulatory compliance, and preparing for or conducting IRAP assessments. From this core offering, they are moving rapidly into much needed cybersecurity and information security products, including red team tools, and an AI for information security planning.
Cyber GC
Cyber GC is a specialist cybersecurity and technology law firm. Founded by multi-award winning cybersecurity lawyer Annie Haggar, Cyber GC provides clients with specialist strategic advice on cybersecurity risks facing your organisation, and the non-technical ways to manage them.
With extensive experience in managing cybersecurity risks in M&A, Cyber GC can help your organisation to identify, mitigate and manage these unique risks.
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What Our Clients Say.
"... Redacted team provided consistent, reliable advice on how our different security decisions might impact the residual risk of the system. Moreover, Redacted delivered clear, understandable reports that were on time and on budget."
"... Redacted team provided consistent, reliable advice on how our different security decisions might impact the residual risk of the system. Moreover, Redacted delivered clear, understandable reports that were on time and on budget."
The service provided by Redacted throughout the entire process was beyond our expectations and ultimately enhanced the outcome we were able to deliver to our client. The team at Redacted demonstrated exceptional professionalism, communication skills, and technical expertise.
The service provided by Redacted throughout the entire process was beyond our expectations and ultimately enhanced the outcome we were able to deliver to our client. The team at Redacted demonstrated exceptional professionalism, communication skills, and technical expertise.