The idea that for a company to be successful, it must take advantage of bleeding-edge technology isn’t necessarily wrong. But it also isn’t necessarily right. There are advantages and disadvantages to using bleeding-edge technology that you have to understand, and there is no one right answer to the question of whether you should use it… Read More

For a private equity firm going through due diligence to invest in a new company, the opportunity to leverage technology in a more meaningful way often comes up. Understanding what can be done from a digital transformation perspective that will drive competitive advantage is the key but is often challenging to figure out. It’s somewhat… Read More

Most organizations understand the urgency for digital transformation. Whether it’s responding to changing customer expectations, adopting new business models, automating operations to improve efficiency, or reducing security and compliance risks, business as usual isn’t enough. For a private equity firm acquiring a new company, fully understanding the impact of digital transformation in terms of cost… Read More

Alex Agran’s Private Equity Technology Podcast is on every "best podcasts" lists for PE investors. On the latest episode two of our partners, Mike Bestvina and Sean Lyons, discuss trends in technical and digital diligence, nuances of assessing IT operations, looking at technology through a strategic lens, and more. Listen now on your preferred podcast… Read More

Mid-market companies look to private equity for a number of reasons. In some cases, the founders want to exit and achieve a liquidity event. Other times, it’s to infuse capital into the company to enable continued growth when they know they are unable to raise funds or have hit a plateau of where they can… Read More

Renna Partners recently completed a diligence engagement with a company hacked multiple times within a two-year window. Most of the time, it was through lower-level employees without financial impact. However, when their CFO’s email was hacked, the company was taken for over $100,000 in fake invoices. This story is not unique. It’s fast becoming a… Read More

Low-code platforms are quickly becoming popular because they provide the ability to get an application up and running fast. For mid-market private equity firms looking to invest in a company that offers an application built on a low-code platform, there are a number of important things to consider before they decide to invest. In our… Read More

Cyberattacks are increasing every year and organizations of all sizes and types are falling victim to attacks. Ransomware attacks represent one kind of cyberattack that is affecting mid-market companies across industries. The problem is, many of these companies don’t fully understand the impact of a ransomware attack. What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a type of… Read More

We’ve spent a lot of time over the years working with companies to select new technology and we’ve seen the good, the bad and the ugly. Whether we come in at the beginning, the middle or after a company attempts to go live on a new solution, we’ve seen many mistakes that could have been… Read More

Having the right technology resources in place is critical to the success of many mid-market companies. Quite often during diligence, we see either a deficiency in the current technology executive in charge or there’s no executive in place at all. For many mid-market equity firms, it’s often a struggle to find talented technology resources, with… Read More