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Buyer due diligence

Buying a business?
Know what you are really buying.

The accounts can look right and the contracts can be signed. That does not tell you whether customers will stay, what capital expenditure (CAPEX) is coming, whether operations rely on the seller, or whether the management team can actually perform after completion.

Clarity examines the operational, commercial, people and performance risks beneath the transaction.

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What we do for acquirers

Look beneath the numbers

Your accountant tests the accounts and your solicitor tests the contracts. Neither is being paid to tell you whether the business will actually perform after completion.

Find the risks before they become your risks

We look at the business a buyer inherits on day one, not the one described in the information memorandum.

Independent, with no stake in completion

No success fee, no introducer arrangement. If the honest answer is walk away, that is the answer you get.

Alongside your accountant and solicitor

We cover the operational, commercial and people ground -- areas that may sit outside their agreed scope. We complement them; we do not duplicate them.

Structured for lenders and investment committees

Written up in a form structured for discussion with lenders and investment committees, not just for you.

Buyer packages

Scoped and fixed before we start

Honest starting points, not teasers. Final price depends on target size, number of sites and complexity, which we agree at scoping.

Acquisition Red Flag Review

Fast go / no-go before you spend real money on a target.

from £4,000+ VAT

  • Rapid four-pillar risk sweep
  • Site visit where access allows
  • Red-flag register with severity and deal impact
  • Clear go / no-go / proceed-with-conditions recommendation
  • Debrief call within 48 hours of the visit
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Full Buy-Side Due Diligence

Complete four-pillar operational, commercial and people diligence.

from £12,500+ VAT

  • Full four-pillar diligence programme
  • Management interviews and customer reference calls
  • Plant, capacity and quality assessment
  • Employment, TUPE and key-person risk review
  • Findings pack suitable for lenders and investment committees
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Acquisition Assurance & 100-Day Plan

Full buy-side diligence plus the integration plan that follows it.

from £25,000+ VAT

  • Everything in Full Buy-Side Due Diligence
  • Costed 100-day integration plan
  • Retention and key-person risk mitigation plan
  • Quick-win identification with owners assigned
  • Optional post-completion review at day 100
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