Business Advisory
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Due Diligence
The scope of the due diligence review, which is always determined in conjunction with you, depends on the size and scale of the transaction and the surrounding risks. Our due diligence service focuses on the most critical elements of transactions, including:
- Identifying and quantifying industry and deal-specific risks and opportunities.
- Evaluating quality and reasonableness of historical and projected earnings and cash flows assessing quality of assets.
- Identifying hidden costs, commitments and contingencies.
- Identifying and quantifying tax exposures.
- Identifying and quantifying liabilities that can be deal breakers; and
- Highlighting issues likely to affect the purchase price or contract conditions.
Acquisition due diligence:
A wide range of experience in due diligence services focusing on the specific needs of clients, whether they are from Private Equity or Corporate sectors.
Vendor due diligence:
Vendor initiated due diligence is at the heart of maximizing value, minimizing disruption and avoiding late surprises through the disposal process.
Strategic Cost Reduction
Cost reduction programs set ambitious yet achievable targets that create healthy organizational tension…
Our approach to cost reduction
Cost reduction is driven by competition and growth*
- Most use cost reduction to rapidly improve financial results
- 65 percent of companies are reducing costs to gain competitive advantage
- Over 50 percent are using it to support investment in growth areas
The success of your business depends on transformation in your competitive capabilities and one of these is in your underlying cost base…
Strategic Development
Finding the time to work on your business rather than falling into the trap of always working in it requires discipline and a structured methodology to make it happen. We assist management in planning, developing and communicating organisational strategy.
Finance Transformation
Our role in helping finance reach its potential as a value driver extends beyond technology enablement. We holistically help finance ready itself through the following services:
- Operating model design: aligning the organisational structure for finance, the business processes, data management and enabling technology to the business strategy
- Technology solution selection: finance reporting technology evaluation and selection, deployment and integration
- Finance processes improvement: process modelling, automation and workflow enablement
- Business intelligence review: periodic and continuous management reporting
- Governance and controls review: finance governance structures, frameworks, policies, procedures, standards and operational controls