Make Decisions with the Right Information. Mitigate Acquisition Risks. Move Quickly.

 As a corporate development officer, you are responsible for screening and targeting companies for potential acquisition. These can be complex transactions with significant risks and time pressures. Software assets, including open source software (OSS), play a significant role in the valuation of these targets, and you need be able to weigh asset value against risks and vulnerabilities using a partner you can trust.

Black Duck can quickly and accurately complete a software audit to help you fully understand what OSS is in the target’s code base and the associated open source licensing obligations so you can determine an accurate valuation. Black Duck is the leader in this area, having been involved in over $40B of transactions and conducting hundreds of software audits each year.

Our open source software audit provides:

• Risk Assessment. As you know, companies use OSS to lower costs and accelerate results. Properly managed, this approach adds value. Poorly managed, code origin becomes murky and may create legal risks that can erase or delay the realization of value. Black Duck’s software audit will help you gain a clear picture to address these concerns and enable a more accurate assessment of your target’s software due diligence.
• Inclusive Analysis. During technical due diligence, a comprehensive software audit will ensure the assets you’re evaluating are not compromised by IP rights, security vulnerabilities, export restrictions on embedded cryptographic code, and more.

Find out more:

• Learn how Black Ducks’ professional services organization provides confidential, accurate, thorough software audits that report on code origins, licensing and other code reuse issues.
• Review a case study about how LogMeIn used Black Duck to complete an in-depth software audit for a corporate acquisition.
• Watch our webinars, including how SAP’s Corporate Development group works with Black Duck in their technical due diligence process in our Mergers & Acquisitions Webinar Series.
• Read our whitepapers:
  • The New Due Diligence: Assessing the Protecting Your Software Asset Value in Mergers, Acquisitions and Financing Rounds
  • Ten Tips to Gain Control, Drive Innovation, and Lower Costs with Free and Open Source Software
  • Contact us for more information about our software audits and technical due diligence process