Making Intellectual Property Analysis Clear
CTO Labs helps you quickly size and assess with confidence open-source licence compliance, code ownership, and associated technical intellectual property risk:
identify licence obligation
mitigate legal exposure
pragmatic, data driven and clear
Book a time with our M&A Team - start getting clear on your IP Risk today.
identify licence obligation
mitigate legal exposure
pragmatic, data driven and clear












Liabilities in Tech aren't easily seen. Investors and advisors need clarity, fast.
Open source software is the foundation of modern applications, used to supplement in house development and speed up time to market. The use of Open Source Software is increasing exponentially.
The devil is in the detail and the obligations each piece of code contains. This makes commercial sizing of software code and supply chain IP Risk a challenging technical terrain to climb.
Our approach
Using a 3 step methodology we analyse, synthesise and report & mitigate, with commerciality of your thesis at the core.
“Working with CTO Labs was a very positive experience. They helped us cut to the chase quickly on complex tech as part of a significant investment deal. They have a knack of slicing and dicing things in a way that makes technology risk and constraints actionable and clear. Very happy to recommend.”
Our capabilities
CTO Labs' complex-made-clear dashboard reporting helps you understand and prioritise risks and options for remediation.


What's Next?
New Project
Approaching a transaction is the ideal time to quickly evaluate IP Risk and understand what obligations might be lurking under the hood.
Existing Portfolio
We work with investment teams on their existing porfolio, sizing hidden obligation and helping take stock of IP risk across assets.
Why CTO Labs
CTO Labs specialises in technical due diligence focused in the merger and acquisition space. We partner with you - and your legal team - to help quantify your open-source licence compliance, code ownership and associated technical intellectual property deal risk in a pragmatic and data driven way. Because we also write software for a living, we can contextualise the risk and assist in determining effective mitigation strategies.
Our analysis is based on:
deep open source specialisation;
ability to match technical usages to Open Source licence terms and quantify accordingly;
familiarity working with legal, investors and target companies;
including particular working constraints in M&A deals; and
a pedigree of working with well regarded brands, including KKR, Macquarie Capital, Five V Capital, Bain & Co and more.
Get clear on your IP Risk today - book at time and let's talk.