Acquisition due diligence
Understanding the risks of the transaction in order to optimize your value creation
The success rate of a transaction depends on the quality of the business, the management and the organization. Understanding the risks underlying these elements and assess the quality of the results is key in the value creation afterwards. Our due diligence reports help you identify those risks through understanding the trends and evolutions in the financial figures, insights in the operational and strategic features of the company and by formulating a critical opinion on the managements' forecasts.
A fully customized due diligence reporting
The risks involved in a transaction depends upon the target (and its business), the profile of the acquirer and the transaction structuring. Therefore, Grant Thornton offers a personalized hands-on approach with an experienced TAS team. Our team will help you to better understand the business of the company, to critically analyze the financial data, and be the perfect match in discussions with the management and the existing shareholders.
The due diligence report provides insight in the following items:
- Executive summary with all relevant key issues
- Assessment of the quality of the business, the management and existing reporting systems
- Thorough analysis of the (sustainability) of the historical performance
- Confirmation of the financial situation and the cash flows
- Critical evaluation of the business plan