Author : Shruti Kalsi Presented at EOCON 2022 Video of the presentation : https://youtu.be/UxVYkqQ8Sa8

2. 1.Mergers and Acquisition (M&A)
2.Are you acquiring the risks too?
3.What mistake did they do?
4.Value cybersecurity brings to M&A
5.When to start?
6. Questions
PLAN

3. “72% CEOs expect to pursue an acquisition seeking revenue
growth, talent and transformations” EY 2022 CEO Survey
“65% CEOs say M&A, joint ventures and/or strategic alliances
collectively will form the most important strategy for achieving
three-year growth objectives”
KPMG
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

4. Post Integration
Integration
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) continued..
Due Diligence
Target Evaluation
Target merger, capture
synergies
Integration Completion,
Business as Usual
M&A’s are Complex
Size Disruptive Stake Involved

5. Are You Acquiring The Risks Too?
The ever-evolving threat landscape
Viruses
Spams and
Spywares
Botnets
Targeted
Attacks
Ransomwares
State
Sponsored
R
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k
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Complexity

6. What mistake did they do?
Verizon/ Yahoo Marriott/ Starwood My Fitness Pal/ Under
Armour
Impact: $350M
Fines: $35M
Impact: $123M
Fines: $375M
Impact: $130M
Fines: Lawsuit

7. Value Cybersecurity brings to M&A
Protects the deal value Identify Synergies
Uncover operational risks Flag prior breaches and impacts
Identify risks related to
regulations
Build cyber operating model

8. When to start?
Cybersecurity starts with the inception of the deal transaction
Post Integration
Integration
Due Diligence
Target Evaluation
Red flag/ Risk Report
Target merger, capture
synergies
Cybersecurity
Integration and
Standardization
Integration Completion,
Business as Usual
Cybersecurity KPIs

9. M E R C I !
T H A N K Y O U !
QUESTIONS ?