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Acquisition, divestiture, or integration. The Oracle estate is the line item that breaks the model unless someone runs the diligence on your side.

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How to Negotiate Your Oracle SaaS Renewal: The Five Moves at the Table

Scope before price: strip the 18 to 32 percent of inactive bundle modules first. Kill the escalator with a 0 to 3 percent cap that survives the term, trade term for protections, refuse the easiest-path module bundling, and close on Oracle's May 31 clock.

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When we help

Three moments we step in

Scenario 01
Acquisition due diligence
The target carries Oracle Database, options, middleware, and an active or recently certified ULA. You need the real liability before signing.
Scenario 02
Divestiture license carve out
A business unit is being sold or spun off. Oracle entitlements need to move cleanly without triggering reassignment, audit, or matching fee.
Scenario 03
Post merger integration
Two Oracle estates are now one. Duplicate entitlements, conflicting ULAs, and a renewal that the integration team has not modelled.
How we help

Four phase engagement procedure

Phase 01
Diligence baseline
Your side measurement of the target or carve out estate. Database, options, middleware, ULA scope, and contract clause review.
Phase 02
Liability model
Sized exposure on Database, options, virtualization, and ULA. Reps and warranties language drafted with deal counsel.
Phase 03
Negotiation
Oracle approached on a your side script. Carve out, novation, and integration positions held against the deal calendar.
Phase 04
Close and side letter
Side letter signed. Carve out and integration positions sealed off from the next renewal. Governance handed back.
Deliverables

What you get at close

01
Diligence report
Independent measurement of the target Oracle estate, ULA exposure, and unbooked liability.
02
Reps and warranties language
Oracle specific reps and warranties drafted with deal counsel and posted into the agreement.
03
ULA carve out position
Carve out scope, certification timing, and the position with Oracle on continuing entitlement.
04
Integration plan
Two estates merged into one entitlement map. Duplicate spend identified. Renewal calendar harmonized.
05
Side letter at close
Signed instrument preventing carve out or integration disputes from following into renewal or cloud commit.
06
Executive briefing deck
Deal committee summary of Oracle exposure, savings, residual risk, and recommended forward position.
Outcome

What changes after we engage

$10M+
Typical exposure
removed pre close
20 to 40%
Integration spend
vs deal model
2 to 6wks
Diligence completed
inside deal window
48hr
Engagement
opening time
100%
Your side
independent
Engagement model

Two ways to engage

Pick the option that matches your posture. Fixed Fee for a single deal, carve out, or integration. Vendor Shield for continuous always on defense across a serial acquirer or divestor.

Option A

Fixed Fee Engagement

Scope
Single acquisition diligence, divestiture carve out, or post merger integration. Fixed scope from day one.
Timeline
Two to six weeks for diligence. Eight to twelve weeks for integration. Same week start.
Pricing
Fixed fee. Quoted on scope. No hourly billing.
Best for
Active deal calendar with a signed letter of intent or announced transaction.
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Option B

Vendor Shield

Scope
Continuous Oracle M&A defense. Standing diligence capability, target screening, integration oversight.
Timeline
12 to 24 month subscription. Renews annually.
Pricing
Annual subscription. Quoted on deal volume.
Best for
Serial acquirers and private equity portfolios with repeated Oracle exposure.
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The target carried an Oracle ULA we sized at fifteen million in unbooked liability. Redress moved it to zero across diligence and integration, and the deal closed on the original price.
Corporate Development, Global industrial group
Active acquirer in chemicals and materials
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