In this book, the authors, who have both bought and sold several businesses, reveal creative and low cost ways to do your own diligence in investigating entrepreneurial opportunities. The book covers all the basics, including market, products, insurance, facilities, assets, short and long-term...

Intro -- Contents -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 How to structure a due diligence programme -- 3 Working with advisers -- 4 Financial due diligence -- 5 Legal due diligence -- 6 Commercial due diligence -- 7 Human Resources due diligence -- 8 Management...

At the top of a company, sales do not matter, profits do not matter, even return on investment is a secondary concern. What matters is share price and what drives share price is the creation of shareholder value. Many marketing directors, obsessed with branding and other promotional tactics,...

A step-by-step guide to develop a flexible comprehensive operational due diligence program for private equity and real estate funds Addressing the unique aspects and challenges associated with performing operational due diligence review of both private equity and real estate asset classes, this...

A plain-English guide that demystifies the business landscape in China from a due diligence point of view Due diligence is crucial to any business deal, and, thankfully, due diligence research has come a long way over the years. What used to be a cumbersome, time-consuming process has been...

In the global environment, organizations around the world are constantly facing challenges to build competitive advantage. “The global world is characterized by more competition, diverse workforce, continuously changing customer needs, and new technology changes”(Gupta, 2011, p. 510). Given...

KPMG is one of the leading audit and accounting firms globally - the Big Four. Due to the recent regulations and the increasing globalization, the Big Four are required to differentiate. The literature review shows that the largest accounting firms are reasonably similar in terms of operations,...