International & Germany
Company Review Prior to Transactions
Before acquiring or investing in a company, a thorough analysis of the target is essential. Due diligence helps identify financial, tax-related, and economic risks at an early stage — and provides investors and buyers with a solid basis for their decision.
A careful review of financial figures, corporate structure, and potential liabilities helps assess the true value of the business and account for any risks within the transaction.
Ecovis supports you with a structured and practice-oriented due diligence review.
Your Advantage
Through a professional due diligence analysis, you gain full transparency on the economic situation of the target company. Our experts analyze relevant key figures, identify potential risks, and present findings in clearly structured reports — giving you a reliable foundation for investment decisions, purchase price negotiations, and transaction structuring.
Our Services
We systematically analyze the balance sheet structure, financing situation, and earnings development of the target company. This gives you a clear picture of the economic substance — and a solid basis for purchase price determination and contract negotiations.
Not every reported result reflects the true earning power of a business. We support you to determine the best adjusted, sustainably achievable profitability as a central valuation benchmark.
We evaluate the relevant financial KPIs of the target company — from profitability and capital structure to growth rates and margin trends. The results enable a structured comparison and help you realistically assess the company’s economic position.
Hidden liabilities, provision risks, or off-balance-sheet obligations can significantly affect the value of a transaction. We uncover such risks systematically — so you are not caught off guard by unexpected burdens after closing.
Tax risks are often underestimated in corporate transactions. Our tax experts review the target company’s tax compliance, open audit risks, deferred tax obligations, and potential liability scenarios — giving you confidence about the company’s tax history.
A profitable company can still face liquidity pressure. We analyze cash flow development, working capital management, and short-term solvency — and assess whether the business is also operationally on solid footing.
Group structures, shareholder agreements, customer contracts, or lease agreements can have a significant impact on the value and risks of a transaction. We review the key contractual and structural framework and provide a clear assessment of material dependencies and risks.
We present the findings of our review in clearly structured reports — easy to understand, with prioritization of the key findings. This allows you and your advisors to quickly grasp the critical points and deploy them effectively in negotiations.
At the end of the due diligence process, we don’t just deliver a report — we deliver a recommendation. We support you in interpreting the results, defining negotiating positions, and determining whether and under what conditions a transaction makes economic sense.
