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- Merger Blueprint
- Target IT Landscape
- Cost Optimisation
Strategic Technical Due Diligence enables smooth carve-out in FinTech space
To enable a successful investment requiring a carve-out, Netlight provided expert support, ensuring operational continuity and minimising transition risk for the client. By leveraging deep domain expertise in checkout, payments, and e-commerce platforms, Netlight delivered critical insights and guidance necessary for a successful carve-out from a major FinTech organisation.
About the client
Established in 2019, BLQ Invest is a Stockholm-based Venture Capital firm that invests in SaaS, PropTech, FinTech, and Sustainability Tech.
Challenge
The carve out required careful preparation to establish strong operational, technical, and organisational foundations for the independent unit's operations, while ensuring business continuity and minimising disruption during the transition.
Solution
To facilitate the carve-out, the client engaged Netlight to perform comprehensive Technical Due Diligence, focusing on identifying risks and areas for improvement, which were critical to a smooth and sustainable separation.
Netlight undertook a thorough assessment of the existing IT landscape, highlighted structural and organisational risks, and proposed actionable recommendations. A key component involved evaluating the financial and technical implications of various approaches, including detailed cost analysis comparing the acquisition of existing platform components against rebuilding critical systems from scratch. By providing a clear and prioritised transition roadmap with comprehensive build-versus-buy recommendations, Netlight helped ensure business continuity, safeguarded essential competencies, and supported the successful establishment of the new independent entity whilst optimising long-term investment value.
Impact
- Delivered a targeted and actionable separation strategy which minimised operational and technical risk.
- Provided comprehensive cost analysis and financial projections for various technical approaches, including detailed comparisons between acquiring existing platform components versus rebuilding critical systems from scratch.
- Equipped the client with clear economic insights to evaluate build-versus-buy decisions, enabling informed investment choices that optimised both cost efficiency and long-term strategic value.
- Provided the client with the clarity and assurance required to make informed decisions with confidence.
- Enabled a smooth carve-out process that positioned the new entity for immediate stability and future growth.
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