Due Diligence · Financial advisory
Before You Buy a Business, Know What You're Really Buying.
Look beyond the headline numbers. Diligen can review the financial performance, obligations and accounting practices behind the business you are considering.
Tell us about the transaction, the information available and what you need to understand before making a decision.
Senior finance leadership with experience across acquisitions, due diligence, consolidation and mergers.
The decision ahead
The Reported Numbers Are Only Part of the Picture.
Before an acquisition, you need to understand what supports the earnings, how working capital behaves and which obligations may need attention. A financial review helps management ask better questions before deciding.
Management retains financial visibility and decision-making control. Diligen brings financial support and perspective to the responsibilities you need.
Areas of support
What We Review.
The review is shaped around the proposed transaction, available records and the financial questions you need answered.
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Financial performance
Understand revenue, profitability and changes in the business's financial performance.
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Quality of earnings
Consider what supports reported earnings and which items may need closer examination.
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Working capital
Review the cash tied up in operations, receivables and payables.
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Liabilities
Examine recorded obligations and areas requiring further clarification.
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Tax exposure
Review tax-related information and potential areas of financial exposure.
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Accounting practices
Understand how the books are maintained and how financial information is prepared.
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Financial red flags
Identify inconsistencies or concerns that merit further questions before a decision.
A considered approach
Start With the Question. Define the Financial Review.
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Understand
Understand the transaction, available information and the decisions ahead.
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Define
Define the financial questions, scope and areas requiring deeper review.
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Review
Review the agreed financial areas and identify findings that may require further attention.
One accountable finance partner. Management remains in control.
Connected expertise
Related Finance Support
The next conversation
Discuss a Transaction.
Tell us about the transaction, the information available and what you need to understand before making a decision.