# Data governance for private equity
Data governance in a portfolio context: DD-readiness, 100-day plans and exit clocks. Rodan toolkit with a private equity sector overlay.
Rodan · Private equity

# Governance priced into the deal

       In a portfolio context, data governance is not a back-office hygiene item. Weak governance shows up at acquisition, during the hold and at exit.

       Use the governance toolkit with our private equity overlay: portfolio data standards, DD playbooks, 100-day governance plans and exit-readiness clocks. CFO owns governance at the portco, not IT.

## Fund and portco level

- Portfolio data standard: common metric definitions, cadence and format across portcos

- DD data playbook: standard tech and data workstream on every deal

- 100-day governance plan: ownership assigned, register built, quick-win quality fixes

- Exit-readiness clock: start data-room prep 12–18 months before exit, not 12 weeks

## DD-readiness checklist

       Data Systems Register current. Metric dictionary with lineage. Revenue recognition and EBITDA adjustments reproducible. DPAs signed. Article 30 in place. Named users and MFA. Key-person dependencies mapped. Breach history disclosed.

        [Tech DD readiness score](/tools/tech-dd)
        [Question bank](/resources/tech-dd-question-bank)
        [Data room checklist](/resources/data-room-checklist)
        [Score governance](/governance/assess)
        [Browse PE overlay](/governance/toolkit?overlay=pe)
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