Due diligence
Whether you’re a corporate entity, private equity firm or an individual, it’s important to ensure your acquisition delivers real business and financial benefits while enhancing shareholder value. Having taken into account the inherent value of the business, other bidders, potential synergies and the capacity to fund the acquisition, you want to acquire the target at the right price, based on an understanding of its existing obligations, financial health and strategic position.
Our due diligence process will help you interrogate financial, commercial and operational assumptions, rate the level of risk involved in the transaction, explore strategies to address risks or make adjustments, as well as recommending when to walk away from an unsuitable deal.
The value of due diligence
For buyers:
- Understand revenue and earnings drivers, as well as risks
- Identify a company’s obligations, both known and unknown, and the impact on future performance and cashflows
- Uncover issues early with the opportunity to reassess, modify and proceed, or exit
- Opportunity to de-risk a deal
- Understand the level of gearing that a company can withstand
For vendors:
- Provide bidders with comfort and assurances
- Reduce business disruption and ensure smooth transfer to new owners
- Secure a higher price for your business
- Manage the timing, pace and process of the sale
Our team of specialists can assist with due diligence for:
- Financial matters
- Taxation
- Commercial transactions
- HR matters
- IT matters
- Cybersecurity
Our experts
Andrew Faulkner
Principal Adelaide
Kieran Wallis
Partner Brisbane
Michael Sonego
Partner Melbourne
Scott Edden
Partner Newcastle and Hunter
