Patterns in Practice
Real deals. Real decisions. Real outcomes.
Case Studies
Anonymized examples. Each follows: Situation → Pattern Applied → Outcome.
The 30-Day Board Deadline
Situation
PE firm evaluating $20M strategic investment. Board needed technical assessment in 30 days.
Pattern Applied
Rapid negative selection — focused on scale thesis kill switches first.
Outcome
Identified scalability concerns in Week 1. Deal closed with adjusted terms reflecting remediation costs.
Integration in 6 Months, Not 18
Situation
Post-acquisition integration of cybersecurity asset. $100M revenue stream at risk during migration.
Pattern Applied
Day 1 readiness (SSO, access, CI/CD) + stabilize-before-merge sequencing.
Outcome
Full integration in <6 months. Zero revenue disruption.
The Regulatory Pivot
Situation
Sovereign wealth fund subsidiary pursuing digital banking entry via M&A. Three potential targets.
Pattern Applied
Technical DD on all three. When regulator blocked preferred target, architected alternative using existing trading license.
Outcome
MIDF Invest (Malaysia's first US stock trading platform) launched in 8 months.
The Acqui-hire Validation
Situation
Corp dev evaluating talent acquisition. Claims about "genius" engineering team.
Pattern Applied
GitHub attribution analysis + tenure vs. milestone mapping.
Outcome
Confirmed key talent had 70%+ code contribution pre-launch. Deal structured with appropriate retention.
The $50M Framework
Situation
High-volume deal flow at Yahoo. Needed systematic triage for 30+ potential acquisitions.
Pattern Applied
Created early-stage evaluation framework with intent-specific kill switches.
Outcome
$50M+ in write-downs prevented through early red flag identification.
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