Performing, for sellers and buyers, the financial, tax & labor due diligence necessary for the success of your transactions.
Our due diligence objectives are to provide information to enable investors or purchasers to make an informed judgment as to the balance of risks and opportunities and the terms at which to proceed to completion of the transaction.
Buyer Due Diligence
Your focus:
- Identify the characteristics of the target and evaluate past and future performance;
- Identify and understand the factors that could make or break the envisioned transaction;
- Secure the financial elements used in determining the purchase price and future price adjustments;
- Anticipate the legal protection necessary to consume the transaction;
- Secure the tax and labor aspects of the transaction.
Our solution:
- Understanding the underlying normalized performance of the target company;
- Identifying and analyzing the key elements affecting the acquisition price;
- Comprehensively identifying risks for which warranties are required;
- Analyzing past tax and labor practices and correspondent potential contingencies;
- Assisting with the drafting of the contractual price adjustment mechanisms;
- Identifying post-closing separation issues;
- Carrying out a post-acquisition audit and preparing the opening balance sheet.
Vendor Due Dilligence
Your focus:
- Prepare a company or a branch of a business for a disposal;
- Anticipate deal breakers and potential price downsides;
- Obtain the highest possible sale price while meeting other criteria considered essential for the sale;
- Manage your project confidentially and control the information flows.
Our solution:
- Identifying and ranking value-generating factors;
- Preparing pro forma financials;
- Analyzing historical performance and preparing a critical review;
- Drafting of the business plan;
- Anticipating tax and labor issues and potential related contingencies;
- Organizing and managing a data room;
- Assisting in the negotiation phases and helping to optimize the sale price.
Post-acquisition Due Dilligence
Implanting warranties, determining purchase price adjustments, assessing post-closing profitability compared to pre closing forecasts, assessing the financial impacts of separation issues