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Due Diligence Services for Private Equity & Corporate Buyers

Uncover hidden liabilities and prevent deal failures with operational, financial, and commercial due diligence that tests whether your investment thesis can actually deliver.

75% of threats are prevented before a crisis occurs
8+ years in investigations and risk management

The Hidden Cost of Incomplete Due Diligence

Industry reality: 70% of M&A deals fail to deliver expected value not because of bad strategy, but because critical operational risks were never identified.

Standard financial due diligence checks historical statements. We reverse-engineer your investment thesis, testing whether operational reality supports your IRR assumptions.

Overpaying by 15-30%

EBITDA adjustments miss operational inefficiencies

$18M

Real case: Price adjustment after discovering undisclosed inventory obsolescence

Missing $2-5M in integration costs

IT incompatibilities, workforce redundancies, supply chain dependencies

47%

M&A deals fail financial targets due to unforeseen operational issues

Regulatory time bombs

Compliance gaps (GDPR, licensing) surfacing 6-18 months post-close

$4.45M

Average data breach remediation plus reputational damage

Unexecutable synergy plans

No one validated if management’s roadmap survives operational reality

$4.45M

The truth: Traditional firms check historical financials. We reverse-engineer the future—testing whether your investment thesis can deliver.

How Our Due Diligence Services Are Different

Most firms deliver reports. We deliver decisions.

Every insight framed around IRR impact, not checklists.

Operational X-Ray, Not Financial Snapshots

Why: Financial statements show results. Operations show sustainability.

Impact: We pressure-test production capacity, supply chain resilience, workforce quality—revealing if EBITDA is built on operational sand.

Average insight: $3.1M in hidden working capital requirements

Your Investment Thesis Becomes Our North Star

Why: Generic checklists waste time on irrelevant details.

Impact: Tailored scope to your value creation levers (cost synergies? geographic expansion? tech integration?)—delivering insights that move IRR.

60% faster report turnaround through focused priorities

Field Intelligence + Data Science = Unmatched Accuracy

Why: Generic checklists waste time on irrelevant details.

Impact: Tailored scope to your value creation levers (cost synergies? geographic expansion? tech integration?)—delivering insights that move IRR.

Result: 75% accuracy in net working capital predictions (industry average: 73%)

Integrated Perspective: Finance + Operations + Technology

Why: Fragmented reports from separate advisors create gaps.

Impact: Single team coordinates financial, operational, IT, HR, and ESG diligence—showing how risks compound or offset.

One report. One truth. Zero surprises.

Transparency: 48-hour progress updates, live data room access, direct engagement lead communication.

Our Comprehensive M&A Due Diligence Services

Whether you’re acquiring, selling, or investing, our business due diligence services give you the clarity to protect value and accelerate growth.

We integrate four critical diligence streams into one coordinated investigation—eliminating gaps where risks hide.

Financial Due Diligence

Validate quality of earnings, normalize EBITDA, assess working capital sustainability, and identify accounting irregularities.

Deliverable: Normalized EBITDA, risk flags, valuation impact analysis

Commercial Due Diligence

Pressure-test market assumptions, validate growth plans, assess competitive positioning, and identify customer concentration risks.

Deliverable: Market sizing, competitive landscape, customer interviews, revenue sustainability assessment

Operational Due Diligence

Analyze production efficiency, supply chain resilience, procurement leverage, and scalability constraints.

Deliverable: Performance benchmarking, efficiency roadmap, integration complexity assessment

IT Due Diligence

Evaluate infrastructure, cybersecurity posture, software licensing compliance, technical debt, and digital readiness.

Deliverable: IT risk assessment, architecture review, cyber analysis, technology investment roadmap

Additional Due Diligence Investigation Services

HR & Organizational Due Diligence
Workforce capability assessment, retention risk analysis, compensation benchmarking, cultural compatibility evaluation

Environmental Due Diligence Services
Site assessments, regulatory compliance review, contamination risk analysis, remediation cost estimation

Legal Due Diligence Services
Contract review, litigation risk assessment, intellectual property validation, regulatory compliance verification

Find Out What Your Due Diligence Is Missing

The gap between 19% IRR and 28% IRR? Usually 5 questions nobody asked.

30-minute call. Free. NDA-protected. We’ve done this 240 times.

Proof: Deals We've Saved

Real transactions. Real savings. Real impact. See how our due diligence uncovered critical issues that traditional audits missed—protecting millions and improving deal outcomes.

Case 1: Industrial Distribution Rollup

Deal profile: $85M revenue distributor acquisition by PE-backed platform

Our discovery:

  • 30% of inventory obsolete or slow-moving (management called it “within normal range”)
  • ERP system completely incompatible—full replacement required, not integration
  • 22% of revenue concentrated in single customer whose contract was expiring in 8 months
  • Procurement “synergies” depended on supplier contracts with change-of-control clauses

Financial impact:

  • $11M price reduction negotiated based on inventory write-down and integration costs
  • $3.2M integration budget increase (avoided being blindsided post-close)
  • Customer retention plan developed before closing to prevent revenue cliff

Outcome: Deal closed at 28% IRR instead of projected 19% at original price. Client avoided what would have been a value-destroying transaction.

Case 2: Healthcare Services Acquisition

Deal profile: $125M healthcare services provider acquisition

Our healthcare due diligence services discovery:

  • Reimbursement rates from top payer were 18 months into 3-year contract—renegotiation upcoming with anticipated 12-15% rate pressure
  • State licensing violations at 3 of 12 facilities (correctable, but required immediate investment)
  • Electronic health record system end-of-life in 14 months—vendor discontinuing support
  • 40% of EBITDA growth came from temporary COVID-era telehealth revenue already declining

Financial impact:

  • $14M price reduction reflecting reimbursement risk and technology replacement
  • Compliance remediation plan established pre-close
  • Adjusted EBITDA normalized for telehealth revenue decline

Outcome: Deal closed with clear risk mitigation roadmap. Buyer avoided regulatory surprises and technology crisis 14 months post-acquisition.

By The Numbers

$40M

in losses prevented through early insider threat detection

300+

teams and departments protected since 2017

75%

of insider risks identified before financial impact

Why Private Equity Firms & Corporate Buyers Choose Our Due Diligence Services

We’ve helped PE firms and strategic buyers navigate 240+ transactions with clarity and confidence.

Here’s why they trust us with their most important deals.

We Think Like Investors, Not Auditors

Former PE operating partners, portfolio CFOs, and M&A executives from Bain Capital, KKR, and Fortune 500 teams. We’ve lived through 40+ integrations—seeing firsthand how incomplete diligence destroys IRR.

Insights framed around IRR impact, not compliance checklists.

Preventive Intelligence Beats Reactive Reports

We deliver: “Here’s what breaks in 90 days if you don’t address these—and exactly how to fix them.”

Integration teams get Day 1 readiness. 40% faster time to first value capture.

Transparent Process = No Scope Creep

Fixed-fee engagements. Weekly dashboards. Direct access to engagement leads—not junior analysts.

Budget certainty from day one. Client NPS: 78 (industry average: 34)

Industry Depth + Cross-Sector Pattern Recognition

240+ deals across manufacturing, healthcare, technology, and business services. Your transaction benefits from pattern recognition plus adjacent sector best practices.

When you’ve seen inventory issues destroy 15 deals, you spot it instantly in deal #16.

Industries We Serve

Deep sector expertise across multiple industries means we understand your market dynamics, operational challenges, and the specific risks that could impact your deal.

Manufacturing & Industrial

Technology & SaaS

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Financial Services

Retail & E-commerce

Business Services

Logistics & Transportation

Energy & Utilities

Find Out What's Really Going On Before You Sign

The difference between 19% IRR and 28% IRR?

Usually 5 questions nobody asked during due diligence.

Want to know what those questions are for your deal?




    Frequently Asked Questions

    Quick answers about our services, methods, processes, and how we help companies reduce internal risks and prevent crises.

    How long does due diligence take?

    Typical engagement timeline: 4–6 weeks for comprehensive financial, operational, commercial, and IT due diligence services.

    Rush engagements available in 2–3 weeks for competitive auction processes where speed matters.

    Timeline depends on deal complexity, target company size, data room readiness, and management accessibility.

    Our sweet spot: $20M–$500M transaction value

    We’ve successfully supported deals from $10M (lower middle market) to $800M (upper middle market) across manufacturing, healthcare, technology, and business services.

    Below $10M, our comprehensive approach may be cost-prohibitive. Above $800M, Big 4 firms typically have mandates from institutional investors.

    Our role is to illuminate risks and quantify their impact—not to kill deals.

    We provide decision frameworks across three scenarios:

    1. Issues justifying price adjustment (quantified impact on valuation)
    2. Risks requiring mitigation plans post-close (with specific action steps)
    3. Red flags suggesting walk-away (when operational reality can’t support investment thesis)

    You make the final decision. We provide the intelligence to make it confidently.

    Real stat: 60% of deals we work on proceed to closing after our diligence—often at adjusted prices or with better integration plans.

    Yes. 60% of our clients retain us for first 100 days integration support.

    We leverage findings from the diligence phase to:

    • Prioritize quick wins and risk mitigation
    • Validate synergy capture against our pre-close models
    • Troubleshoot operational issues that surface post-close
    • Accelerate time to first value capture

    Integration support is optional but highly effective when the team that found the risks helps solve them.