So you can navigate complex deals, faster

Operations and analytics diligence and value creation

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Overview

High-stakes deals demand diligence that exposes hidden inefficiencies and operational blind spots. We collaborate with your M&A team to assess cost structures, supply chains, and scalability through hands-on site assessments, sector-specific benchmarks, and economic modeling—giving you the visibility to identify risks and gaps before close. With connected insights across operations and financials, we help you surface value drivers that traditional diligence misses and move forward with confidence.


Market trends

<50%

of organizations fully achieved their go-to-market objectives after a merger or acquisition

Source https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/consulting/deals/library/ma-integration-survey.html
60%

of companies are planning integration before due diligence

Source https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/consulting/deals/library/ma-integration-survey.html

Capabilities

Integrated Diligence

Traditional diligence often separates commercial and operational reviews, leaving gaps that surface post-close. We unify commercial go-to-market diagnostics and operational site reviews to provide an end-to-end view of the business—from client strategy to throughput economics. Gain connected insights that reveal how commercial decisions affect operational performance, and vice versa.

Economic Modeling

Many buyers rely on financial forecasts without validating the underlying assumptions around scale, cost, or CapEx logic. We construct pilot, baseline, and future-state cost models using real-time site data—not just management estimates. Stress-test your deal thesis against operational reality, giving you defensible numbers that hold up through negotiations and post-close integration.

Industry Speciality

Diligence based on static data often misses the nuances of how a business actually operates. From bioplastics fermentation to vision care manufacturing, our sector-aligned teams interview operators, observe production, and review batch-level KPIs. Understand what's really happening on the ground before you commit.

Benchmarking

Management projections often don't tell you how a target compares to competitors. We assess technology uniqueness, product specification alignment, and supply chain maturity using proprietary functional benchmarks—giving you an independent, outside-in perspective. Gain a clear view of competitive positioning and defensibility that sharpens your valuation and deal strategy.

Feasability Assessments

Validate that a target's growth story can actually be executed in the market. Early-stage and scaling companies often have untested assumptions about channels, pricing, or product-market fit. We analyze byproduct markets, channel strategies, and go-to-market alignment to de-risk entry assumptions and identify new monetization pathways. Understand not just what the business is today, but what it can realistically become post-acquisition.


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Scott Constance

Principal , PwC US

Tyler Mihaila

Partner, Deals, PwC US

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