Case Study: NorthEdge Capital achieves confident tech due diligence and open-source risk assurance with Black Duck audits

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NorthEdge Capital, a UK private equity firm managing £650 million focused on lower midmarket buyouts across the North of England and the Midlands, needed to validate the software assets of portfolio company Cubic Motion, where proprietary code is central to the business. The team sought to understand code robustness and identify any open source licensing or compliance risks as part of tech due diligence before investing.

NorthEdge engaged Synopsys Black Duck audits (having used them previously for another exit); the audit delivered a clear, written report within a week, flagged no red‑flag issues, and gave the firm confidence to proceed. The review also drove better open source governance at Cubic Motion—regular license and component checks are now in place—and NorthEdge plans to call on Synopsys for future tech due diligence.

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Greg Holmes

NorthEdge