Case Study: Hamilton Thorne strengthens AI acquisition strategy with Sphere Partners technical due diligence

Hamilton Thorne strengthens AI acquisition due diligence with Sphere Partners, flagging 80%+ SaaS migration effort

Hamilton Thorne, a global provider of instruments and software for the assisted reproductive technologies market, sought to acquire an AI company to expand its expertise and global reach. Their challenge was to ensure the target's technology would complement their own product standards. They engaged Sphere Partners to perform a comprehensive Technical Due Diligence.

Sphere Partners conducted a multi-workstream assessment of the target's technology, covering its platform, AI/ML capabilities, and SaaS readiness. The due diligence provided Hamilton Thorne with a deep understanding of the technological landscape, informing a strategic integration plan. It identified high cybersecurity risks and quantified the significant investment required for a cloud migration, enabling the deal team to value the acquisition correctly and understand additional costs not in the forecast.