Cyber Resilience for Private Equity
Sekhmet helps private equity firms protect investment value and accelerate portfolio performance through secure, scalable technology management.
Protect. Empower. Evolve.
Protecting Value. Securing the Deal. Empowering Growth.
The New Risk Landscape
Acquisition Changes Everything Including Risk..
The moment an acquisition is announced, your new investment becomes a target. Cybercriminals monitor public deal activity, regulatory filings, and news releases. Launching opportunistic attacks when businesses are at their most vulnerable.
Common Post-Acquisition Threats:
Ransomware attacks exploiting transitional IT gaps
Credential theft during access handovers
Supply chain breaches from inherited vendors
Data exfiltration and insider threats following organisational change
Public exposure of confidential data before network segmentation
Every acquisition creates opportunity for growth and risk, we ensure only growth is realised
Cyber Due Diligence & Pre-Deal Assessment
Know the Risks Before You Close..
Our cyber due diligence services uncover hidden vulnerabilities that can impact deal value, compliance, and integration cost. We assess both infrastructure and data security, and the maturity of policies, processes, and recoverability, giving investors complete visibility of technical and cyber risk prior to closure.
Key Deliverables:
IT & cybersecurity maturity scoring
Vulnerability and configuration review
Backup and DR verification
Cyber insurance alignment check
Compliance review
A clear understanding of inherited risks, allowing you to negotiate confidently and plan effectively for post-close transformation.
Post-Acquisition Stabilisation
Secure your Investment from Day 1..
Once the deal is public, the first 30 days are critical. Sekhmet provides Day Zero and Day 1 stabilisation services that immediately secure the acquired entity and prepare it for integration into a compliant, scalable portfolio structure.
Day-One Playbook Includes:
Immediate endpoint protection and MFA enforcement
Executive device and email hardening
Access audit and credential rotation
Immutable backup deployment
Policy and compliance baseline configuration
Phishing and awareness campaigns for new users
Rapid containment of inherited vulnerabilities and establishment of a consistent,
secure operational baseline across the portfolio.
Portfolio Transformation & Governance
Empowering Growth Across the Portfolio.
We don’t stop at risk reduction, we help portfolio companies evolve through scalable managed services and cloud consultancy.
Sekhmet standardises best practice across multiple entities, reducing complexity, costs, and cyber exposure.
Core Capabilities
Cyber Essentials & Cyber Essentials Plus certification for all portfolio entities
Integration with cyber insurance frameworks to meet underwriting standards
Managed IT & Security Operations under a unified governance model
Centralised monitoring and reporting across all companies
Cloud migration & FinOps optimisation
Business Continuity & Incident Response Planning
A harmonised, compliant, and secure technology foundation that accelerates performance and protects enterprise value.
CISO-as-a-Service for PE
Strategic Cyber Leadership, Fractionally Delivered.
Many portfolio companies lack full-time cybersecurity leadership, yet the regulatory, insurance, and reputational risks are significant.
Our CISO-as-a-Service model provides Private Equity firms and their holdings with on-demand strategic security leadership.
Unified governance and policy alignment across all portfolio entities
Quarterly board reporting and compliance updates
Incident response coordination and oversight
Guidance on cyber insurance and certification frameworks
Integration of technology and security KPIs into exit planning
Visibility and accountability, without the cost of in-house leadership.
Business Continuity & Incident Response
Prepare for the Unthinkable. Recover with Confidence.
Sekhmet helps PE-backed businesses develop tested Business Continuity and Incident Response frameworks that meet insurer, regulator, and customer expectations. We ensure every company can withstand and recover from operational or cyber disruption without reputational loss.
Core Capabilities
Portfolio-wide BCP and IRP creation and testing
Cross-entity recovery orchestration
Tabletop simulations for leadership teams
Immutable backup validation
Compliance with Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001, and FCA guidance
We protect what you’ve acquired and built.
Value Realisation & Exit Readiness
Cyber Maturity as a Multiplier.
At exit, cyber maturity directly impacts valuation and buyer confidence. Sekhmet ensures every portfolio asset demonstrates measurable, documented cybersecurity resilience, reducing friction during technical due diligence and boosting perceived enterprise value.
Deliverables
Consolidated cyber maturity reports
Compliance certificates for each entity
Security audit evidence packs for disclosure
Technology cost optimisation and scalability metrics
A secure, compliant, exit-ready portfolio, positioning cybersecurity as value, not cost.
Engagement Timeline
Pre-Deal (Day 0–30)
Cyber due diligence & risk assessment
Identify vulnerabilities before acquisition
Post-Deal (Day 1–100)
Stabilisation & hardening
Secure inherited systems and implement governance
Operational (Month 4+)
Managed IT & cyber operations
Continuous resilience and performance optimisation
Exit Phase
Compliance reporting & value assurance
Enhanced valuation and buyer confidence
We are Sekhmet, a next-generation managed service provider combining intelligent IT support with cybersecurity discipline.
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