Acquisitions
Any organisation considering a deal needs to check the assumptions it is making about that deal. Financial due diligence provides peace of mind to corporate and financial buyers.
Our financial due diligence gives buyers a better understanding of the target business, helping them identify and understand factors critical to success so they can make an informed decision. We highlight strengths that can be built upon - and weaknesses that can be resolved.
Public Reports
Public documents have to be issued by companies and trusts in a variety of different circumstances, including:
- A prospectus or Product Disclosure Statement in relation to an Initial Public Offering of shares or units on a stock exchange
- Subsequent public issue of securities (or "Rights Issue”)
- Information memoranda for schemes of arrangement
- Bidder's Statement in respect of a takeover of a listed company
- Target Statement responding to a Bidder's statement
It is common for these public documents to include an Investigating Accountants Report in relation to the financial information, both historical and forecast, presented by the company.
How PwC can help you
In relation to acquisitions, we analyse and validate the financial, commercial, operational and strategic assumptions the buyer has made, using past trading experience to form a view of the target's prospects and confirm that there are no "black holes". The service comprises revenue and market due diligence, "synergy validation", assessment of earnings, cash flows, operational issues and deal structuring.
Strategic reviews help companies formulate strategy and diagnose poor performance, providing a basis for planning to improve performance and to evaluate new markets and potential acquisitions. In the case of financial institutions, reviews help assess the feasibility of business plans.
When it comes to your public reporting requirements, our financial due diligence skills and experience enable us to produce expert Investigating Accountant's Reports, providing the necessary assurance to shareholders and/or investors.
