Cyber Security for Private Equity Portfolios

See cyber risk clearly. Create measurable improvement. Protect value at exit.

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Cyber risk can affect the value of an investment long before a portfolio company experiences a major incident.

For Private Equity value creation teams, the challenge is gaining a consistent view of cyber risk across businesses with different technology, maturity levels and management priorities.

Red Helix helps you assess cyber risk, prioritise action and track improvement across the investment lifecycle, from acquisition through to exit.

One consistent view of risk, maturity and progress across your portfolio.

One portfolio. Different businesses. Different levels of cyber risk.

Every portfolio company has its own technology, people, processes and security controls. Some may have mature cyber programmes. Others may have limited visibility of their exposure. Many will sit somewhere in between.

Without a consistent approach, it can be difficult for value creation teams to understand:

Where the greatest cyber exposures sit
Which businesses require management intervention
Where cyber investment should be prioritised
Whether cyber risk is improving during the holding period
How to demonstrate progress to future buyers

Red Helix provides a consistent framework for understanding and managing cyber risk across the portfolio.

We combine independent cyber expertise, practical security services and ongoing intelligence to give Private Equity Companies clearer insight throughout the investment lifecycle, from acquisition to exit.

Pre-Deal Due Diligence

Know what you are buying.

Identify cyber risk before it becomes part of the investment.
Our independent assessments help deal and value creation teams identify material cyber exposures that may not be visible through management disclosures alone.
Providing you with earlier visibility of material exposure, better evidence for investment decisions and a clearer understanding of remediation costs that provide you with stronger support for valuation and negotiation.

Post-Deal

Turn cyber risk into a clear action plan.

Acquisition brings change, competing priorities and new exposure.
We help portfolio companies establish a clear cyber baseline and focus management attention on the actions that require attention first.
Providing outside expertise on prioritised action plans that provide greater visibility for management and investors with defined responsibilities and timescales.

Hold Period

Keep cyber aligned with the business.

Portfolio companies have growth aspirations this comes with new customers, systems, acquisitions, markets and all of these changes affect the company's cyber risk profile.
Red Helix provides ongoing insight, helping value creation teams understand whether risk is rising, falling or changing.

Exit

Give buyers evidence, not assurances.

Cyber weaknesses discovered late in due diligence can create additional scrutiny and provide grounds for renegotiation.
We help portfolio companies build a credible record of cyber improvement throughout the holding period, creating evidence before the exit process begins.

A Consistent Approach Across the Portfolio

Cyber risk management should not be treated as a series of disconnected technical projects. Red Helix helps establish a consistent cycle that can be applied across portfolio companies.

Establish an independent view of cyber risk, exposure and maturity and understand where you are starting.

Identify the issues requiring management attention and investment so that you can focus on the risks with the greatest commercial relevance.

Put practical security services and remediation plans in place and turn findings into action.

Track changes in risk and maturity over time to see whether intervention is delivering progress.

Build a clear record of cyber improvement so that you can demonstrate progress to investors, stakeholders and future buyers.

Independent insight	Gain an objective view of cyber risk and maturity, supported by experienced cyber specialists.
Practical delivery	Move beyond assessment with security services that help address identified risks.
Portfolio-level visibility	Apply consistent measurement and reporting across businesses with different starting points and requirements.
Support from acquisition to exit	Access cyber expertise throughout the investment lifecycle rather than relying on disconnected point-in-time assessments.
A partner for management and investors	We work alongside value creation teams and portfolio company management to translate cyber issues into clear priorities and practical actions.

Talk to Red Helix about cyber risk across your portfolio.

Gain a clearer view of cyber exposure across your portfolio. Prioritise the areas requiring intervention. Track progress throughout the holding period. Build the evidence needed for exit.

Make cyber risk a managed part of portfolio value creation.

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