Those engaged in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and private equity investments are faced with ever greater risk, at a time when the regulatory and legislative burdens on businesses operating internationally are increasingly onerous.
Investigative Due Diligence
The rewards for companies seeking new opportunities outside their home market can be great, but the risks lurking in unfamiliar territories can be disastrous for the ill-prepared.
Mulgrave helps companies and individuals to understand and mitigate these risks by providing valuable insights into the background of prospective investment or acquisition targets, management teams, key personnel and new business partners.
Typical red flags found include:
• Adverse personal or business reputations
• Involvement in fraud or other criminal activity
• Past and pending civil litigation
• Misrepresentation of qualifications, employment or trading history
• Overstated assets, understated liabilities, undisclosed debt
• Misleading material facts in promotional literature
• Ethical issues such as bribery and corruption or conflicts of interest
• Hidden shareholders, directors or business associates
• Adverse social or political issues
At the conclusion of each assignment, we provide a detailed report of our findings, enabling the client, now armed with a fuller understanding of the risks involved, to proceed with the transaction as originally proposed, renegotiate the terms, or withdraw completely.
