![]() ![]() This will normally include analysis of a wide range of commercially relevant factors, which, taken together, paint an accurate picture of the target business’s environment and its prospects within that.īut before jumping into the various terms, remember one thing – CDD is usually much lighter on management time than other forms of due diligence – after all, much of a CDD’s focus is about the commercial context external to Target and can therefore be researched independent of management diaries through discreet primary research and triangulation of secondary sources. ![]() ![]() Whilst every instance of CDD is specific to both the commissioning client and the ‘Target’ company, the purpose is straightforward: to allow an interested party to understand a target company in the required detail from a commercial perspective. Whilst these are reasonably well understood links in the merger and acquisition (M&A) chain, CDD, though common elsewhere, has been less well-known in Ireland to date. The total due diligence process, whether the audience is corporate, Private Equity (PE) or lender typically includes a suite of financial, tax, and legal due diligence advice. Whether you’re an owner looking to refinance, selling all or part of your company, or whether you’re management involved in such a process, commercial due diligence (CDD) is an increasingly indispensable part of deals – but what is CDD? And what are the typical types or associated terms around it? Chris Brown of our Strategy team explains. ![]()
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