Due diligence of software engineering completes the whole picture of the acquisition object and strengthens the buyer's knowledge and argumentation.
The Development Due Diligence module appeals mostly to companies that want to purchase an existing software product (and possibly also acquire the company that produces it) in order to market and resell the software.
In this case, an exact audit of the software components plays an important role in addition to the financial and legal due diligence. The following points are the main focus in Development Due Diligence:
Together with the experts from HanseEscrow, the buyer chooses which items are to be included. We then present you with an offer that meets your individual needs.
Standard Escrow Verification
Secure Escrow Verification
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Plus-Package Process
Plus-Package Source Code
Additional Evaluations
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“The neutral evaluation of the LeuTek assets was very important to us. Therefore, we insisted on an audit by a neutral third party. When LeuTek showed they were not worried about the prospect of technical due diligence by an escrow agency we were quite optimistic. HanseEscrow’s expertise in combination with that of TÜV IT was excellent in addition to financial due diligence and a good basis upon which to make our decisions.”
Bernhard Oberschmidt, USU Software AG
Evaluation of
The evaluation criteria include conformance, completeness, understandability and document structures.
Examination of individual steps in processes:
Guidelines
Examination of key documents:
Evaluation criteria include conformance, completeness, understandability and document structure.
Source Code Quality
Selection of code samples and volume based on:
Code excerpts are described, classified, and audited for conformance to guidelines.
The final documentation covers all the results of the assessment.