Putting the Operations back into Due Diligence
At Protean, we know that acquiring a business isn’t something you do every day; it requires the right mix of capabilities and capacity to fully understand what you’re buying. We know this can be a challenging time, and this is where Protean can help.
De-risking your acquisition requires significant research and analysis. This will typically include the company’s financial health, market position, history and legal aspects of the sale.
However, the operational aspects of the business can often play second fiddle to the company’s financial health and are often difficult to assess.
Protean provides a range of services to evaluate the operational and management capabilities of the target entity to identify risks, weaknesses, and opportunities that could impact the success and value of the investment.
Where can we help?
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Independent Business Assessment
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Conducting an audit of agreed-upon aspects of operations to provide you with a comprehensive review of the business.
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Mystery Shopper activities
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Where access is limited, conducting mystery shopper activities to assess services and conduct reviews of online customer feedback.
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Leadership Preparation
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Providing guidance to your leadership team in navigating the due diligence phase, including support to identify selection criteria and evaluation methods. |
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Operational Maturity Assessment
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Providing a measurable assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the business. For more information on our Operational Maturity Assessment tool, click here. |
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Integration Strategy & Planning
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Ensuring that integration activity happens at the earliest opportunity post-acquisition. For more information on our integration capability, click here. |
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Collaborating with Leadership teams to develop plans and ensure that all aspects of the business are covered:
For more information on our integration capability, click here. |
| Programme & Project Management | Designing in quality and reliability to products and services. |
WHY CHOOSE PROTEAN?
We have a proven, practical approach to understanding businesses.
Our consultants have held senior leadership roles in service organisations delivering major contracts, involving acquisitions, mergers and large-scale integration projects.
Our broad business know-how allows us to tailor solutions to your specific needs, countering the risks and threats that you face in the most cost-effective way.
We have broad sector experience. Our consultants have driven implementation best practices for companies such as Capita, Serco, Ingeus, Maximus and Fujitsu.