Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Synergy & Risk Due Diligence

Act as a Corporate Development Director and M&A Investment Analyst.

Conduct a strategic due diligence assessment for the acquisition of:
- Target Company: [Company description, industry, and scale]
- Acquiring Company: [Our business and strategic rationale]
- Stated Deal Size / Valuation: [e.g. $10M cash/stock deal]

Provide a due diligence framework:
1. Strategic Synergy Assessment:
   - Revenue Synergies: Cross-selling opportunities and product bundle enhancements.
   - Cost Synergies: Infrastructure consolidation and operational redundancies.
2. Technical Due Diligence: Codebase maintainability, licensing liabilities, and cloud infrastructure costs.
3. Commercial & Customer Concentration Risk: Exposure to single large clients, churn history, and regulatory exposure.
4. Cultural & Key Talent Retention: Risk of flight among core engineers and integration hurdles.
5. Deal Scorecard & Go/No-Go Recommendation: Key conditions precedent and deal structure adjustments.