Cyber Exit Readiness for Private Equity

Before the sale: cyber maturity that shows in the price

In the roughly twelve months before an exit, we raise the cybersecurity of your portfolio company on purpose and make visible what buyers will test in their due diligence.

Assessment in two weeks
Levers by value and effort
Evidence for the data room

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In short: Exit readiness is an internal audit of cybersecurity before the sale. In the roughly twelve months before it, we find the levers that close gaps quickly and efficiently, implement them with your team in sprints and document the progress so that it counts in the buyer’s due diligence.

Duration: 2-week assessment, then quarterly sprints over about 12 months
Result: Lever backlog by value and effort, maturity dashboard, evidence pack
Contact: David Fuhr

Buyers test cybersecurity, and gaps cost money.

In a buyer’s due diligence, weaknesses, missing evidence and past incidents turn into price reductions, extra warranties or delays. If you only find the problems during the sale, there is no time left to fix them.

Exit readiness works like an internal audit before the sale: we find the levers that close gaps quickly and efficiently, and document the progress so that it holds up in the buyer’s due diligence.

From more than 50 due diligence projects of our own, we know what buyers look for, and we start exactly there.

Gaps in the data room
Price reductions and warranties
Delayed closing

Become more mature on purpose, sell visibly better

Which gaps would buyers find today? Which can be closed with reasonable effort in the months left? Which evidence is missing even though security is actually good? And how is progress documented so that it counts in the valuation?

We start with a two-week assessment and then work in quarterly sprints until the sale.

With int[cube]'s exit readiness:

Buyer-view assessment

The Cyber Value Scorecard shows what a buyer’s due diligence would find today

Lever backlog

Measures ranked by value and effort, quick wins first

Quarterly sprints

Implementation with your team, progress in a maturity dashboard

Evidence pack

Documentation and proof that show the real state in the data room.

Path to sell-side DD

If you want, the result becomes a sell-side cyber due diligence for buyers.

Exit readiness that makes the value visible.

Buyer view

We assess the way buyers would, because we do due diligence for investors ourselves.

Fast and data-driven

The first picture is ready after two weeks; after that, progress is measurable in the maturity dashboard.

Efficient

We focus on the levers with the biggest effect on valuation and the sale process.

Plan the exit early enough.

Enhance your cybersecurity now

Enter the sale process prepared

We combine due diligence experience and implementation in one plan that measurably raises cyber maturity before the exit.

Resources for deal teams

Cyber Due Diligence Checklist for Private Equity Deals: a practical checklist covering governance, identity, external attack surface, product security, data protection, incident response, third-party risk, backups, and the post-close 100-day plan. Use it before signing.

The Cyber Resilience Act for private equity: who is affected, the 24-hour reporting duty since September 2026, the December 2027 deadline and what to check in due diligence.

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With as a partner

Know the findings before buyers find them
Close gaps where they have the biggest effect
Prove progress with data and evidence
Go into negotiations with a clear picture

Cyber Value Scorecard at this step

Evidence for the sale

Exposure
Control maturity
Remediation effort

← Before · Step 5 of 7Holding period and value creationTakes over: KPIs and year-on-year progress After · Step 7 of 7 →Sell-side due diligenceHands over: Evidence pack for the data room

Frequently asked questions

What is cyber exit readiness?

A targeted increase of a portfolio company’s cyber maturity in the roughly twelve months before a sale. Like an internal audit, we find the levers that close gaps quickly and efficiently, and document the progress for the buyers’ due diligence.

When should exit readiness start?

Ideally about twelve months before the planned sale. With less time, we focus on the levers that can be done before the sale process starts.

How does exit readiness work?

A two-week buyer-view assessment produces the Cyber Value Scorecard and a lever backlog by value and effort. We then implement the measures with your team in quarterly sprints and build the evidence pack for the data room.

What do we get as a result?

A lever backlog ranked by value and effort, a maturity dashboard that shows progress, and an evidence pack for the data room.

How is exit readiness different from sell-side due diligence?

Exit readiness improves cybersecurity before the sale. Sell-side cyber due diligence documents the state for buyers. The two combine well: the exit readiness results become the sell-side report.

How does exit readiness fit into the investment lifecycle?

It is the sixth of seven steps, after the holding period and before sell-side due diligence. The whole sequence is on cybersecurity for private equity firms.

Note: this page and our services are not legal advice. We align contract clauses, warranties, indemnities and insurance questions with your legal counsel.

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Book a conversation with David Fuhr and learn how your portfolio company gets ready for the sale on the cyber side.

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Questions in advance? Write to us!

David Fuhr

Founding Partner and CTO