In a M&A market with skyrocketing valuations and strong competitors, dealmakers are faced with more complex targets to meet the need to transform and grow. Traditional due diligence focused on financials and risk mitigation isn’t going to cut it for today’s deals. Dealmakers are under great pressure to create long-lasting business value while mitigating risks and do it faster than ever.
This requires due diligence to go beyond financial matters and look at all areas. KPMG’s integrated deal team can help you assess the various areas, such as financial, tax, IT, HR & pensions, ESG, digital, commercial as well as operational due diligence. We provide you with a holistic view of your transaction and help you identify areas to create value, enabled by experience, sector know-how, technology, and data expertise.
Our Due Diligence team assists clients across a wide range of industries in the context of corporate acquisitions and disposals in the analysis of corporate and third-party information covering all areas. Our services are always tailored to your needs. We can support you end-to-end or during specific phases of the deal.
Acquisitions
In today’s market, creating value through transactions is more difficult than ever. Traditional buy-side due diligence centers on financial due diligence, along with tax and legal due diligence. Increasingly complex deals and businesses demand a more robust list of risks be considered.
By creating a more complete picture of the deal’s risks, dealmakers can better evaluate a deal and proactively create plans to mitigate potential risks, improve synergies and realize long-term value.
Identifying value opportunities during the due diligence process can help you make a more balanced evaluation of the target business within the context of its risks, and thus position you to make competitive, more effective bids. Our integrated team conducts a deeper analysis through a sector lens to uncover long-term potential, such as revenue opportunities, cost optimization as well as cash and working capital improvements.
Divestiture
A divestiture, done right, can be a key element of your entity’s transformation and a critical factor of long-term value creation. Maximizing deal value requires sellers to bring to market operationally optimized and transaction-ready assets.
At KPMG, we help you get the most from your divestiture. From elaborating a deal strategy, preparing information, holding management presentations, and answering bidder questions to supporting your negotiations and implementing contractually stipulated requirements, our support is always tailored to your needs.
By identifying value creation opportunities as part of your sell-side due diligence, you are in an ideal position to increase deal value and accelerate transaction speed.
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Selected Credentials
Bucherer
KPMG Deal Advisory
acted as sole M&A lead advisor and provided sell-side financial, tax, real estate, valuation and pension services to the shareholder of Bucherer on the divestment to Rolex
Announced
Helvetia Environnement
KPMG Deal Advisory
acted as M&A advisor and provided financial, tax, legal and pension services to Helvetia Environnement in the sale of a minority stake to Paprec Group
January 2024
SoftwareOne
KPMG Deal Advisory
provided financial, tax and legal due diligence, as well as SPA and tax and legal structuring advice, to SoftwareOne on their acquisition of Beniva Consulting Group
May 2023
Sauter
KPMG Deal Advisory
provided financial, tax and commercial due diligence support to Sauter AG on their acquisition of majority stake in T4 Mechanical and Electrical Ltd., React 4 Group Ltd., and Lidex Control Systems Ltd.
May 2023
