Cybersecurity Due Diligence for Investment Decisions
EuroShield is an independent advisory firm providing cybersecurity and operational technology due diligence to venture capital, growth equity, private equity, and strategic acquirers. We translate technical risk into the three things an investment committee actually needs: a clear verdict, a number it can reserve against, and a plan it can execute post-close.
- Clear Verdict
- Quantified Reserve
- Day-100 Execution Plan
Why investors retain us instead of a generalist consulting firm
OT capability, not IT-only DD. Most cyber-DD shops assess SaaS and corporate IT. We additionally assess ICS / SCADA, embedded devices, and industrial cloud — the environments where breach cost and regulatory exposure are materially higher.ing
Investment-grade reporting, not engineering audits. Our deliverables are structured for the IC memo, the SPA schedule, and the LP update — not retro-fitted from a compliance checklist.
Senior-signed, fixed-fee, deal-stage scoped. Every mandate is signed by a named senior with operational experience. Scope is fixed to the deal stage; fees are quoted up front, not billed on time-and-materials.
Vendor-neutral. We take no reseller commissions. The remediation plan names the right control for the target — not the partner program with the best margin.
Regulator-fluent across jurisdictions. EU NIS2 successor liability, EU Cyber Resilience Act forward exposure, IEC 62443 gaps, GDPR, FINMA, GCC NCA frameworks — assessed as part of the deal thesis, not bolted on at SPA drafting.
How the two practices map to the deal cycle
| Deal Stage | VentureShield™ | DealShield™ |
|---|---|---|
| Target audience | VC, Growth Equity, CVC, Innovation Funds | Private Equity, Infrastructure, Strategic Acquirers |
| Deal context | Seed → Series C; technology and product scaling | M&A, carve-outs, platform add-ons, distressed |
| Primary lens | Product and market defensibility under cyber constraint | Transaction risk, integration cost, successor liability |
| Risk framing | "Will the thesis survive contact with security reality?" | "What does this target cost after cyber is quantified?" |
| Typical output | Investment-grade Cyber & Market Intelligence Report | Transaction Cyber Risk Report + Day-100 Plan |
| Typical timeline | 2–4 weeks | 3–6 weeks (red-flag scan: 5 business days) |