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Cyber M&A Assessment

Identify critical cyber risk factors ahead of a merger or acquisition

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Cyber M&A Assessment

S&P Global Ratings Cyber M&A Assessment helps your organization identify critical cyber risk factors ahead of a merger or acquisition.  It can provide qualitative and quantitative analysis of the potential impact of a proposed transaction, including:
The cyber posture coinciding of overall score and risk categories and factors for the acquirer, target, and the consolidated entity.
Detailed analysis on the cyber risk posture of the target including historical cyber performance and data breaches.
Extensive cyber value at risk scenario analysis at different speed and depth of integration.
Benchmarking against industry peers for cyber posture on a pre- and post-acquisition basis across 8 key risk factors and cyber value at risk.
  • Overview
    • Cyber M&A Assessment

      S&P Global Ratings Cyber M&A Assessment helps your organization identify critical cyber risk factors ahead of a merger or acquisition.  It can provide qualitative and quantitative analysis of the potential impact of a proposed transaction, including:
      The cyber posture coinciding of overall score and risk categories and factors for the acquirer, target, and the consolidated entity.
      Detailed analysis on the cyber risk posture of the target including historical cyber performance and data breaches.
      Extensive cyber value at risk scenario analysis at different speed and depth of integration.
      Benchmarking against industry peers for cyber posture on a pre- and post-acquisition basis across 8 key risk factors and cyber value at risk.

  • for M&A / Strategy Leadership
  • for Corporate Leadership

Benefits

For M&A / Strategy Leadership:

  • Due diligence: 
    Complement due diligence with objective data-driven analytics on cyber risk posture of Target and post-transaction Entity. 

  • Cyber risk quantification: 
    Unique forward-looking cyber risk quantification of potential losses informs deal negotiations. 

  • Mitigation planning: 
    Involve Security, Finance, and Risk leaders early on to inform mitigation planning. 

Benefits

For Corporate Leadership:

  • Identification & quantification:
    Support decision making with enhanced identification and quantification of potential cyber risks involved with proposed transaction. 

  • Remediation strategies: 
    Integrate cyber risk remediation strategies into post-transaction execution roadmap. 

  • Peer analyses for acquirer, target and post-transaction entity:
    Compare cyber risk factors and estimated losses from a cyber incident against a customizable peer selection for Acquirer, Target, and post-transaction Entity. 

  • for M&A / Strategy Leadership
    • Benefits

      For M&A / Strategy Leadership:

      • Due diligence: 
        Complement due diligence with objective data-driven analytics on cyber risk posture of Target and post-transaction Entity. 

      • Cyber risk quantification: 
        Unique forward-looking cyber risk quantification of potential losses informs deal negotiations. 

      • Mitigation planning: 
        Involve Security, Finance, and Risk leaders early on to inform mitigation planning. 

  • for Corporate Leadership
    • Benefits

      For Corporate Leadership:

      • Identification & quantification:
        Support decision making with enhanced identification and quantification of potential cyber risks involved with proposed transaction. 

      • Remediation strategies: 
        Integrate cyber risk remediation strategies into post-transaction execution roadmap. 

      • Peer analyses for acquirer, target and post-transaction entity:
        Compare cyber risk factors and estimated losses from a cyber incident against a customizable peer selection for Acquirer, Target, and post-transaction Entity. 


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Integrate cyber risk assessment for enhanced M&A due diligence

Quantitative, objective analytics deliver actionable insights for the Acquirer and Target; 

Identify: 

  • risk observation scores across 8 risk categories for your Company, your Target and post-transaction Entity.
  • top 3 positive and negative risk factors for Acquirer and Target. 
  • historical cyber performance of Target and significant cyber breaches.
  • peers for Acquirer, Target, and post-transaction Entity to benchmark cyber risk posture against. 
Integrate cyber risk assessment for enhanced M&A due diligence

Quantitative, objective analytics deliver actionable insights for the Acquirer and Target; 

Quantify: 

  • Cyber Value at Risk from a cyber incident for the Acquirer, Target, and post-transaction entity.
  • estimated losses at various probabilities of cyber event severity to understand potential financial impact on post-transaction entity.
  • potential loss simulation scenarios depending on depth and speed of systems' integration, over forward looking 24 month horizon.
Integrate cyber risk assessment for enhanced M&A due diligence

Quantitative, objective analytics deliver actionable insights for the Acquirer and Target; 

Manage:

  • negotiations on deal terms with supplementary view on quantified cyber risks.
  • cyber insurance coverage planning for post-transaction entity.
  • enterprise preparation for integration and possible remediation actions to consider. 
  • Identify
    • Integrate cyber risk assessment for enhanced M&A due diligence

      Quantitative, objective analytics deliver actionable insights for the Acquirer and Target; 

      Identify: 

      • risk observation scores across 8 risk categories for your Company, your Target and post-transaction Entity.
      • top 3 positive and negative risk factors for Acquirer and Target. 
      • historical cyber performance of Target and significant cyber breaches.
      • peers for Acquirer, Target, and post-transaction Entity to benchmark cyber risk posture against. 
  • Quantify
    • Integrate cyber risk assessment for enhanced M&A due diligence

      Quantitative, objective analytics deliver actionable insights for the Acquirer and Target; 

      Quantify: 

      • Cyber Value at Risk from a cyber incident for the Acquirer, Target, and post-transaction entity.
      • estimated losses at various probabilities of cyber event severity to understand potential financial impact on post-transaction entity.
      • potential loss simulation scenarios depending on depth and speed of systems' integration, over forward looking 24 month horizon.
  • Manage
    • Integrate cyber risk assessment for enhanced M&A due diligence

      Quantitative, objective analytics deliver actionable insights for the Acquirer and Target; 

      Manage:

      • negotiations on deal terms with supplementary view on quantified cyber risks.
      • cyber insurance coverage planning for post-transaction entity.
      • enterprise preparation for integration and possible remediation actions to consider. 

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