Technology Due Diligence for a Travel Platform | Pre-Acquisition Phase

Overview

Industry

Location

Travel and leisure

Poland

Technology Used

AWS

Javascript

PostreSQL

React.js

Project overview

To conduct a comprehensive technology due diligence for a mid-sized travel technology company operating in Central Europe. Our client engaged us during the valuation negotiation phase of an acquisition to validate scalability and quantify technical risks prior to reaching a pricing agreement.

Client background
One of the largest private equity firms in Central and Eastern Europe, our client specializes in mid-market succession-driven buyout transactions and provision of expansion financing to high-growth enterprises across a range of sectors.
Goals
Before acquiring a company, an investment firm asked us to perform a tech audit to evaluate legacy exposure, security compliance, scalability, maintainability and dependency risks. Our team conducted a thorough assessment of architecture and backend components, frontend & mobile components, infrastructure & cloud setup, data & persistence layers, QA processes & SDLC maturity, organizational structure, workflows & processes, UX/UI quality & modernization gaps, as well as security & GDPR compliance. Additionally, we carried out code-level verification and conducted workshops to understand company architecture, functionality, UI and documentation.

Results

Enhancing risk mitigation
Identifying a limited level of formalized documentation and knowledge structuring, indicating a dependency on key individuals, slower onboarding and scaling of engineering teams and the need for structured knowledge management to achieve growth.
Boosting delivery & quality process maturity
Proposing methods to strengthen quality assurance processes and delivery standards, so that our client could eliminate inefficiencies in feature delivery, ensure consistency at scale and introduce more structured QA practices.
Increasing development velocity
Evaluating technical debt and maintainability issues and pinpointing modernization initiatives that could increase long-term cost efficiency and development complexity.
 Expanding automation  
Highlighting opportunities to further automate processes to enhance user experience, increase conversion potential and improve scalability through reduced reliance on manual operations.
Driving growth
Recommending actions to further optimize scalability for improved operational efficiency, international expansion and additional monetization opportunities.