IT risk management is a multi-disciplinary undertaking, and covers a variety of functional domains. It is also a complex undertaking that also entails consideration of a wide array of compliance requirements. Failure to adequately address these factors could scuttle the transaction. IT risk tends to impact M&A deal value in four primary areas: IT cost, EBITDA, technology, and regulatory and governance. Deloitte: IT risks, especially those risks that are compliance-driven, are not fully addressed, they can completely undermine the expected value creation of an M-A transaction.”]