Due diligence

When considering new ventures, clients, corporate mergers & acquisitions, we all face the challenge of establishing and trusting advanced information before making any commitments. First Response's due diligence department currently assists clients gather time and content sensitive information that allows them to make fully informed decisions.

First Response has an established network of global sources and resources in a vast array of industry disciplines allowing us to gather, analyse, and comprehensively report to our clients in a professional and highly confidential way. When offering a conclusion or summary of our findings, we always provide our clients with a body of supporting data including all available official documentation, and any other pertinent data from authoritative and respected origins.

Specialist areas of due-diligence investigation

Operating History including financial positions
Deep background investigations into key players
History of legal threats and challenges
False Accounting
Undeclared outgoings and liabilities
Environmental liabilities
Conflicts of interest
Non-disclosure of critical information
Competitor intelligence
Inflated share valuations
Parallel/back-to-back Trading matters
Analysis of management abilities and key executives
Undisclosed strategic alliances
Management role-overload
Potential internal threats
Potential external threats
Source of funding issues
Grey knight takeover bids
Getting behind the offshore ‘corporate veil’

Regardless of the nature of your business or commitment, Our experienced investigators will provide you with an accurate appraisal of any potential threats and risks before any decisions need to be made. In the event that you proceed with the enterprise, our experience in this field means that we can assist you in the management of any identified risks thereafter.

The number of very high profile ventures suffering catastrophic failure in recent times, such as Enron, Boo.com, Bre-X, BCCI, Polly Peck, notwithstanding the number of internet related frauds, reflects the fact that getting involved in a venture of any kind in today’s globalised economy, without the proper knowledge and specialist advice beforehand, means risk of financial suicide for anyone. At First Response we will ensure that your gain is our business - not your loss.