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Cybersecurity is now a board-level concern for PE firms. I help you quantify cyber risk in portfolio companies, drive EBITDA through vendor consolidation, and ensure exit-ready compliance posture.

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Sound Familiar?

These are the challenges I hear from leaders in your space every day.

Hidden Cyber Risk in Acquisitions

Undiscovered breaches and security debt can destroy deal value. The average data breach costs $5M—and that's before reputational damage.

Portfolio-Wide Vulnerability

One compromised portfolio company can cascade risk across your entire fund. Do you have visibility into each company's security posture?

SEC Regulation S-P Compliance

New SEC requirements (now in effect as of Dec 2025) mandate formal incident response programs and 30-day breach notification. Are your portfolio companies meeting these new enforcement standards?

Exit Readiness Concerns

Buyers scrutinize security posture during due diligence. Missing certifications or weak programs can reduce valuations or kill deals.

Private Equity Track Record

Proven Results in Your Industry

Numbers that speak to my experience working with private equity organizations.

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Acquisitions Secured

0M

EBITDA Improvement

0%

Audit Pass Rate

0

Data Breaches

How I Can Help

Tailored solutions based on 20+ years of security experience.

M&A Cyber Due Diligence

Comprehensive security assessment of acquisition targets before close. Quantify cyber risk in financial terms for your investment committee.

  • Technical security review
  • Compliance gap assessment
  • Data breach history analysis
  • Risk quantification (VaR)

Portfolio Security Program

Standardized security frameworks and fractional CISO services across your portfolio companies.

  • Portfolio-wide risk dashboard
  • Shared security policies
  • Fractional CISO for portcos
  • Vendor consolidation

Exit-Ready Compliance

Prepare portfolio companies for buyer scrutiny with certifications and mature security programs.

  • SOC 2 / ISO 27001 readiness
  • Board-ready reporting
  • Security documentation
  • Third-party audit prep
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Client Success Story
“Adil's due diligence work on our $500M acquisition identified critical security gaps that would have cost us millions post-close. His vendor rationalization work delivered $2.5M+ in EBITDA improvement in the first year.”
$500M acquisition secured, $2.5M+ EBITDA improvement
MD

Managing Director

Portfolio Operations, Private Equity Firm

Proven Results

Private Equity Success Story

Real outcomes from companies in your industry.

Client

$500M M&A Due Diligence

$500M
Acquisition Secured
$2.5M+
EBITDA Improvement
100%
Audit Pass Rate
0
Data Breaches

Key Outcome

Secured $500M acquisition with zero data breaches and $2.5M+ EBITDA improvement through vendor rationalization

Conducted comprehensive security due diligence on healthcare tech target
Identified and quantified cyber risks for investment committee
Consolidated redundant security vendors across merged entity
Established Value at Risk (VaR) reporting framework for the board
Achieved exit-ready compliance posture within 12 months
Implemented portfolio-wide security monitoring dashboard
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Common Questions

Private Equity Security FAQs

Answers to the questions I hear most often from private equity leaders.

Ideally, cyber due diligence starts in the LOI phase and runs parallel to financial and legal due diligence. Waiting until after close means inheriting unknown risks. I've seen deals where post-acquisition breach discoveries cost more than the security due diligence would have cost 10x over.
I use Value at Risk (VaR) methodologies that translate cyber threats into dollar exposure. This includes breach probability modeling, regulatory fine exposure, business interruption costs, and reputational damage estimates. The output is a number your investment committee can factor into deal terms.
SEC Reg S-P amendments (now fully in effect as of December 2025) require formal incident response programs, 30-day breach notification to affected clients, third-party vendor oversight with 72-hour breach notification from vendors, and detailed recordkeeping. RIAs and broker-dealers in your portfolio must now demonstrate compliance.
Portfolio companies often have overlapping security tools—multiple SIEM platforms, redundant endpoint solutions, various GRC tools. I identify consolidation opportunities across the portfolio, negotiate volume discounts, and eliminate redundant contracts. This typically yields 15-30% cost reduction in security spend.
Yes, and it's often the most efficient model. I work with PE firms to provide fractional CISO services across 3-5 portfolio companies, sharing best practices, standardizing frameworks, and providing board-level security reporting. Each company gets senior security leadership at a fraction of the cost.

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Let's discuss your specific challenges and how I can help you build a security program that enables growth, satisfies customers, and passes audits.

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✓ 20+ Years Experience✓ Fortune 500 Background✓ 100% Audit Pass Rate