Data remediation for compliance with acquisition deal terms

Oct 4 2019

eMerge client required assistance identifying and removing data relating to competitors from systems and devices of target company to meet the deal terms of acquisition.

The Challenges

• Short time period for compliance so that deal could close on schedule
• Limited budget
• Complex data sources and types stored in decentralized repositories
• Lack of tools or support from target company

eMerge Solutions

• Conducted remote and onsite data collection, including interviews and imaging of devices, to identify sources requiring remediation
• Applied custom solutions, search terms, and other analytics to identify documents requiring remediation and deletion
• Conducted technology-assisted review of data set to confirm files for deletion
• Mapped results to original sources to isolate files for permanent deletion and document compliance with required remediation terms