Who we work with Buyers and investors who need to check a company before they sign. Business owners preparing for a sale who want to find problems before a buyer does (vendor due diligence). Private equity funds and family groups reviewing GCC targets. Buy-side due diligence We test whether the numbers hold up before you commit: quality of earnings and normalised EBITDA, revenue and margin trends, customer concentration, working capital and cash flow, key contracts, leases and licences, one-off items, related-party transactions and hidden costs. You get a findings report with points to negotiate on price and terms. Sell-side (vendor) due diligence We prepare your business before buyers look, so fewer surprises reach the negotiating table: a data room structure and document checklist, documented add-backs and normalisation, KPIs that match the financial statements, risks disclosed early with mitigation, and preparation for buyer questions. Financial and commercial due diligence Financial due diligence checks the numbers: earnings quality, cash, debt and working capital. Commercial due diligence checks the market: customers, competitors, pricing and growth. Most GCC deals need both. What changes in GCC deals Reporting quality varies, many sellers are family-owned, and cross-border buyers often need more documentation. UAE corporate tax and VAT filings, and zakat filings in Saudi Arabia, are now part of every financial review. Larger deals may also need merger control approval. We work with legal and tax advisors in each market. Your due diligence team Financial due diligence is led by Saharnaz Farajollahi and Nima Nickooii, working with our M&A advisors. Their profiles are on our people page. Planning a sale or an acquisition? Start with a market value assessment, or see how our M&A advisory works.
We focus on what changes the price and the terms, not on box-ticking.
We run buy-side checks for acquirers and vendor due diligence for sellers.
A short report that ranks issues by their impact on value, with what to do about each one.
NDAs, controlled data rooms and limited access at every stage.
1We agree what to check based on the deal stage, size and sector, and set the timeline.
2We set up or review the data room and send a clear document request list.
3Quality of earnings, normalised EBITDA, working capital, cash flow and debt.
4Customers, contracts, leases, licences and red flags that could affect value.
5Issues ranked by impact on value, with negotiation points for price and terms.
6We help answer buyer or seller questions until the deal closes.
