Data and systems
Identify material processing, systems, vendors, transfers and retention issues.
M&A due diligence
Privacy risk can affect deal confidence, integration and post-close control.
Transactions need more than a policy checklist. Deal teams, sellers and advisers need to understand what personal data is being carried, where the evidence is thin and what may require remediation after completion.
XpertDPO helps organisations and advisers see where privacy risk may affect confidence, warranties, integration or post-close control.
M&A due diligence
Practical privacy work connected to the right operating-model conversation.
Senior judgementSupport is framed around accountable decisions, not generic advice.
Controlled methodWork, evidence, escalation and review are held together.
Clear next stepThe first conversation is shaped around the organisation's risk, operating model and support needs.
What deal teams need to see
The useful output is a clearer risk position.
Evidence and warranties
Support the privacy facts behind disclosure, warranties and remediation planning.
Post-close model
Identify whether privacy ownership, reporting or operating rhythm needs strengthening.
Where due diligence may point
Vendor evidence and post-close ownership often need a clearer route.
Supplier evidence is the pressure
Vendor and third-party privacy governance
For vendors, processors, sub-processors, transfers and supplier evidence that need clearer ownership and review.
Review vendor governance
Cross-border or group model
Global DPO operating model
For group structures, international access, support locations and transfer governance that need coordinated ownership.
Explore Global DPO model
Specialist depth
DPO Support
For legal, privacy or deal teams that need senior challenge before committing to a position.
Explore DPO SupportFrequently asked questions
Questions privacy due diligence often raises.
These questions keep deal work connected to material risk, transfer evidence, vendor exposure and post-close control.
What is data protection due diligence in M&A?
Data protection due diligence reviews the target's personal data, systems, vendors, transfer position, policies, incidents, DSARs, records and governance evidence. The aim is to identify privacy risks that may affect deal confidence, warranties, remediation, integration or post-close control.
What kind of privacy risks can due diligence identify?
Common risks include unclear controller or processor roles, weak records, unresolved incidents, poor DSAR handling, missing DPIAs, fragile vendor evidence, transfer gaps, retention issues, insecure systems, weak training records and privacy obligations that may affect integration.
Can you help with international data transfer risks in due diligence?
Yes. Transfer review may include data flows, group access, vendors, sub-processors, support locations, safeguards, SCCs, TIAs, onward transfers and unresolved evidence gaps. Transfer work should connect contract position to operational reality.
How do vendor and processor risks connect to DPIAs?
Vendor and processor facts often affect the risk assessment: roles, data categories, access, retention, security, sub-processing, transfers, AI features, telemetry and model updates. DPIA work should not sit separately from vendor evidence where the vendor is part of the processing.
Next step
Start with the work that now needs confidence.
Tell us what has changed, what feels difficult to evidence or explain, and who needs assurance. We will help shape the right conversation from there.