Case Study: Kearney achieves rapid, low-risk platform acquisition with CAST

Kearney rapidly de-risks platform acquisition with CAST

Kearney helped a strategic investor evaluate the acquisition of an AI-driven European HR Tech company, but the target tightly controlled its source code, making it difficult to assess platform robustness and integration risk without direct access. To overcome this challenge, Kearney used CAST Highlight and CAST Imaging for a fast, on-prem, code-first technical due diligence.

CAST enabled Kearney to analyze the full codebase securely on the target’s premises, quantifying open-source, security, license, and architecture risks without moving source code. The review was completed in just two weeks and produced a 40-page report; the platform ranked in the top quartile of CAST benchmarks, overall risk was low, and remediation items were prioritized with estimated timelines to support a rapid go-forward plan.

Kearney

Arne Junker

Partner and Managing Director