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Special Report: Due Diligence Handbook 2008
Price: $190.00
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ISBN:
n/a
No. of pages:
32
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Contents
Introduction
No lack of scrutiny
Against the backdrop of a suddenly different investing environment, private equity professionals must reassess the extent and focus of due diligence investigations.
Insurance due diligence
Insuring success
Insurance and employee benefits due diligence is an important part of the deal process in identifying issues that could impact the value and viability of a transaction, say Marc Bennett-Coles and Diane Jenkins of Aon Mergers and Acquisitions Group.
Survey
Private equity due diligence after the credit crunch
In January, we polled private equity professionals in Europe and North America to find out how, in their estimation, the nature of doing due diligence on acquisition targets has changed as a result of the ongoing market turmoil.
Environmental due diligence
Back to the future
Hans Nieuwenhuis of CAT Alliance Ltd takes a look at the present and possible future role of environmental due diligence.
LP due diligence
Diving deeper
Limited partners are increasingly getting into the co-investment game, which means more - and different - due diligence.
Vendor due diligence
Maximising sales value
Due in part to club deals and the purchase of ever-larger companies, divestments of private equity portfolio companies have become increasingly complex. Greg Peterson and Mark Ross, partners in the transactions services group of PricewaterhouseCoopers, provide some tips on how to run an efficient divestment process.
Financial due diligence
Closer inspection
In the post-credit crunch era, a little extra financial due diligence now can save GPs a lot of pain later.
IT and operations due diligence
Joined up thinking
At a time when there is increasing competition for a smaller pool of deals, the insights gained from combining IT and operations due diligence can give you the edge when it comes to generating higher returns. By Gavin Hildreth of Morse Transaction Services.
Pensions due diligence
Know thy trustees
Addressing the pension liabilities of a UK company often requires that the private equity bidder sit down witht the trustees early in the deal process.
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