Due Diligence

Due Diligence

We strategically assess opportunities and risks to ensure our clients make the most informed decisions when acquiring or divesting from their business/assets.

Financial due diligence

Transactions have different aspects whether you are making an acquisition, divestiture, strategic alliance, or raising capital, you need to know you are getting the maximum return on your deal.

Financial due diligence is critical to identify key business drivers and financial risks through analysis of quality of earnings and assets. We combine our financial expertise with data-driven insights to help you create value across all stages of the deal lifecycle. Our analysis forms part of the foundation to your valuation model, ensuring you pay the right price based on normalized earnings and generate returns for your investors.

Buy-side due diligence

Our buy side financial due diligence team advises clients who are buying part of or an entire business/asset, providing peace of mind to both corporate and financial buyers, by analyzing and validating all the financial, commercial, operational, and strategic assumptions being made.

Vendor due diligence

Vendor due diligence aims to address the concerns and issues that may be relevant to even the most demanding purchaser. For vendors undertaking a disposal or selling off a part of their own business, our team provides bespoke solutions to assist you in successfully completing your divestments. Vendor due diligence ensures that sellers have control of the whole process which can assist in determining a fairer price for the asset/business.

Commercial due diligence

Commercial due diligence involves a comprehensive review of the company’s business plan in the context of market conditions and the industry/competition. Strategic reviews help companies formulate their corporate strategy and diagnose poor performance, providing a basis on which to prepare plans for improvement and to evaluate new markets and potential acquisition targets.

Contact us

Isaac Otolo

Isaac Otolo

Partner and Transactions Lead, East Africa, PwC Kenya

Tel: +254 (20) 285 5000

June Kago

June Kago

Associate Director | Transactions, East Africa region, PwC Kenya

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