Practical acquisition intelligence
Acquisition Guides
Cross-border acquisitions require a buyer to test earnings quality, ownership, liabilities, operating permissions, and the assumptions behind the price.
What principals need to decide
Define the target profile before reviewing opportunities: sector, geography, control preference, funding route, and the evidence required for a serious conversation.
Questions worth answering
Financial statements are only one workstream. Review contracts, tax, employment, litigation, IP, customers, suppliers, debt, and transferability with qualified advisers.
A practical working sequence
Screen the opportunity, sign appropriate confidentiality terms, build a diligence request list, reconcile findings to valuation, then document conditions and closing responsibilities.