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.
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We provide information supported by our rigorous analysis that enables decision makers to take action.

Key Services

  • Quality of Earnings (QoE) Analysis
    • Validate the target company’s proposed adjustments to EBITDA
    • Assess one-time, unusual and nonrecurring items that could impact adjusted EBITDA
  • Working Capital Analysis
    • Analyze historical trends in reported working capital and identify adjustments required to determine normalized working capital
    • Prepare a projected working capital analysis to calculate a working capital peg
  • Net Debt and Debt-like Items – identify items to be considered for inclusion in the definition of Indebtedness in the purchase agreement and other commitments and contingencies
  • Carve Out Transactions – assist with standalone analysis and identify potential issues to be considered for a transition service agreement
  • Assessment of financial reporting personnel, procedures and accounting systems and policies
  • Financial model review/projections
  • Data room Support – we assist with gathering QoE adjustment supporting documentation and relevant files to be shared with buyers and other interested parties (primarily on sell-side engagements) to expedite the transaction timeline

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, ESG, operations/strategy, M&A, financial and accounting, investigations, disputes and cyber/IT risk.

Operations Advisory Services

Operational process improvement to increase company value in Transactions, Expansion, and Turnaround.

Transaction Tax Advisory

Global tax services uniquely customized for asset managers.


IT Due Diligence

Dedicated IT due diligence team to minimize risk and optimize portfolio value of a company for M&A transactions.

Accounting Advisory

Technical accounting expertise across the entire deal life cycle from designing deal structures during the diligence phase through to post deal integration and dispute services.