Comprehensive Due Diligence Solutions

Our Comprehensive Due Diligence solutions help clients minimize risks and make the most informed business decisions. We support in the areas of tax, compliance and regulatory, operations/strategy, M&A, financial and accounting, investigations, disputes and cyber/IT risk.

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Financial Due Diligence

Tax Due Diligence

Operations Due Diligence

Business Intelligence and Data Analytics

Cyber Due Diligence

Investigative Due Diligence

Compliance Risk and Due Diligence

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Kroll offers a specialized team of accounting, opinions, tax, compliance, cyber security, forensic and technology specialists who together will conduct due diligence to advise on risks in a potential transaction.

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Kroll's Differentiated Comprehensive Due Diligence Approach

Our tailored approach to different types of due diligence areas will ensure a clear articulation of value and risk.

Financial and Accounting Due Diligence

Our financial due diligence team provides Quality of Earnings (QoE) and key financial analyses for buyers, sellers and lenders in M&A transactions. We provide information supported by rigorous analysis that enables decision makers to take informed action.

Pre-Transaction

Quality of Earnings
Commercial Analysis
Corporate Structure Optimization
Financial Reporting & Systems
Projections Stress Test
Working Capital & Net Debt
Transaction Structuring & Accounting

Post-Transaction

Closing Working Capital
Purchase Price Allocation
Opening Balance Sheet MD&A Analysis
13 Week Cash Flow Analysis
Portfolio Valuation
Bolt-On Diligence & Analysis
Sell-side Diligence & Analysis

Mergers and Acquisitions Due Diligence

Kroll provides buy and sell-side and lender transaction due diligence services to a full spectrum of family and private equity-owned businesses as well as multinational clients with growing international businesses.

Pre-Transaction

Buy & Sell side M&A Advisory
Private Capital Markets - Debt Advisory
Fairness Opinions

Post-Transaction

Capital Raise
Add-on Acquisition
Solvency and Other Opinions

Tax Due Diligence/Structuring Capabilities

Our tax team offers strong technical and industry experience, allowing us to provide “real time” feedback regarding potential tax issues or deal breakers. We ensure that senior level tax professionals are involved with the day-to-day aspects on every tax project, providing clients with the highest level of attention.

Pre-Transaction

US and Non-US Tax Diligence
Tax Structuring and Incentives
Tax Step-up Modeling
Escheat/Unclaimed Property
Payroll/Employment Tax
Property Tax
IRC Section 280G Analysis
Transfer Pricing
Sales/Use Tax

Post-Transaction

Implementation of Tax
Deferred Tax Analysis
Tax E&P Study
Tax R&D Study
Transfer Pricing Study
Tax Basis Study
IRC Section 382 NOL Analysis

Operations/Strategy Due Diligence

We advise industry management and private equity firms on operational performance and opportunities for growth. We improve process efficiency and effectiveness of end-to-end business operations to deliver near-term results, while remaining aligned with long-term operational strategies.

Pre-Transaction

Operations and Synergy Assessment
SG/A Management Assessment
Optimization Analysis
Strategy & Commercial Analysis

Post-Transaction

Footprint Consolidation
Strategic Sourcing
Merger Integration
Process Improvement
Centralization/Cost Reduction
Shop Floor Six Sigma

Business Intelligence and Data Analytics

Our business intelligence and data analytics experts facilitate business decisions that can help buyers and sellers closer deal faster.

Pre-Transaction

Business Performance Metrics (KPI's, Reports)
Proforma Financials for Stand-alone Analysis
Sell-side Analysis

Post-Transaction

Conversations, Migration and Data Governance & Strategy
Portfolio Marketing
Roll Forward KPI's
Turn Key Solutions

IT Due Diligence

Other information technology (IT) professionals maximize value during deal negotiations and streamline post-close integration by supporting clients with comprehensive pre and post transaction IT due diligence and integration services. We help buyers fully understand the cost and potential impact of IT matters.

Pre-Transaction

IT Organization and Strategy
Business Application Assessment (CRM, ERP, MRP)
Infrastructure Assessment
Carve-out, Stand-alone and Synergy Analysis

Post-Transaction

Integration Management Office/PMO
Software Selection & IT Roadmap Strategy
Infrastructure Implementation & Cloud Migration

Cyber Due Diligence

We offer flexible cyber due diligence modules helping clients uncover, assess and address information security risks at the pre- and post-transaction stages.

Pre-Transaction

External Attack Surface Management
Governance Artefacts
Cybersecurity Hygiene & Cloud Security Assessment
Penetration Testing
Incident Response Planning
Security Training
Cybersecurity Capability Assessment & Roadmap

Post-Transaction

Cyber Security Assessment
Penetration Testing
Security Threat Monitoring
Incident Response & Breach Notification
Data Mapping and Inventory
Information Security & Data Privacy Advisory

Investigative Due Diligence

For more than 45 years, investors, financiers and lawyers have relied on Kroll’s investigative due diligence capabilities to answer the non-financial questions good deals are built on.

Pre-Transaction

Executives & Culture Background Checks
Market Entry
Contracts
Pre-Transaction Intelligence

Post-Transaction

Corporate Ethics & Compliance
Internal & Financial Investigations
Fraud Detection & Prevention
Solvency Consulting & Claims Admin
Post M&A Dispute Resolution
Intellectual Property

Pre-Transaction

Supply Chain Practices
Regulatory Compliance Due Diligence
CFIUS (Committee on Foreign Investments)

Post-Transaction

Sanctions Screening/Compliance
AML, KYC & ABAC Compliance
Ongoing FCPA Analysis
Physical & Operational Security
Remediation/Ongoing compliance

Compliance Risk and Due Diligence

We partner with clients to anticipate, detect and respond to regulatory and reputational risks associated with ethics and compliance obligations worldwide. We offer solutions focused on Anti-Bribery and Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering to assist with Know Your Customer, third-party due diligence, M&A transactions, IPOs and supply chain due diligence.

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Financial Due Diligence

Kroll's Financial Due Diligence team provides Quality of Earnings (QoE) and other key financial analyses for buyers, sellers, lenders and investment banks in M&A transactions.

Financial Due Diligence