Crescent Capital Advisors· Technology

Four tracks across the deal lifecycle.

Every engagement is scoped to a moment in the ownership arc — before the deal, across the hold, and into the exit. Each track carries its own framework, its own deliverables, and a single accountability: moving the number the fund is underwriting.

01

Assess — Technology Due Diligence

A structured, financially-translated technology assessment of a potential acquisition target. Five dimensions evaluated, each mapped to dollar impact, remediation timeline, and thesis risk.

Due DiligencePre-ClosePRISM
02

Improve — Hold Period Value Creation

Technology modernization, AI deployment, and infrastructure optimization across the hold period — tied to EBITDA, not project milestones.

Hold PeriodEBITDACLEARModernization
03

Lead — Embedded Operating Leadership

Fractional CTO, CISO, CAIO, or CDO — embedded technology leadership accountable for EBITDA outcomes, not deliverables. Without the 12-month executive search.

Fractional CTOFractional CISOCAIOCDOHold Period
04

Exit — Sell-Side Technology Diligence

Running the buyer's technology diligence playbook against your own asset — before the buyer does. Find the gaps. Fix them. Pre-assemble the data room. Defend the multiple.

ExitSell-SideDue DiligenceMultiple Defense

Deploy the right operator at the right depth.

The model is a matrix. Choose the depth the operating plan requires — Virtual, Fractional, or Interim — and the seat the thesis calls for: CTO, CISO, CAIO, or CDO. One relationship with CCA; the platform provides the coverage the phase requires.

Virtual

Advisory cadence for a board or CEO that needs senior technology judgment on demand — decision support, vendor and architecture reviews, and board-meeting preparation without a standing seat.

Fractional

Part-time embedded leadership, typically two to three days a week across a 12–24 month hold, scoped to what the operating plan requires. The default for sustained value creation.

Interim

Full-time dedicated executive presence for a defined window — a post-close sprint, a leadership gap, or an M&A integration — usually three to six months of concentrated ownership.

CTO

Technology strategy, engineering org leadership, roadmap accountability, and M&A integration.

CISO

Security program ownership, SOC 2 / HIPAA / CMMC execution, and board-level risk advisory.

CAIO

AI strategy and deployment, use-case governance, and the LP-facing AI narrative.

CDO

Data platform strategy, governance, analytics leadership, and FP&A infrastructure.

Bring a portco into focus.

Tell us where the asset sits in the hold and what the thesis depends on. We'll tell you which track fits and what the first 100 days look like.