Managing Cyber Risk Across the Portfolio

We help private equity firms manage technology at the portfolio level, keeping systems and security aligned as portfolios grow.

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Why Portfolio-Level Risk Builds

Private equity firms inherit cyber risk through acquisitions, vendors, and operating models, as portfolio companies bring their own systems, controls, and ways of working.

After acquisition, those environments continue to be managed within each company, and security decisions remain tied to how each business runs, even as the portfolio expands.

Without an intentional portfolio-level view of technology and security, and a minimum baseline across portfolio companies, firms continue to operate based on what they acquired.

Over time, the portfolio reflects a collection of inherited standards rather than a shared expectation for how technology and security should function.

Our Approach

We help private equity firms establish a portfolio-level view of technology and security, with a minimum baseline that applies across portfolio companies.

That baseline creates consistency without forcing every business into the same operating model, allowing firms to manage risk centrally while companies continue to operate independently.

As portfolios grow, this approach prevents inherited issues from accumulating and creates a clearer, more consistent view of technology and security risk across the portfolio.

Where Portfolio-Level Risk Becomes Visible

This typically surfaces:

During acquisitions, when new systems and identities are introduced into the portfolio
When email, domains, and identity are integrated after close
When MSPs are evaluated or reassessed across portfolio companies
As portfolios grow and operating complexity increases over time

In these situations, issues that were previously isolated begin to show up across the portfolio.

How We Support Private Equity Firms

Portfolio-level work through company-specific engagements, including:

Portfolio-level technology and security advisory
Email and domain integration following acquisitions
MSP assessments across portfolio companies
Managed IT and security services for portfolio companies
AI readiness and risk assessments across portfolio environments

Portfolio-Level Perspective

If you’re navigating acquisitions or trying to understand how technology risk shows up across your portfolio, let’s talk.

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