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Expert calls that keep pace with your deal timeline

Due diligence leaves little room for slow recruitment. We build expert programmes around your investment questions and work to the deal timetable, with compliance checks built in from the start.

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Built around the thesis

We map the questions in your investment case to the types of expert who can answer them, then recruit against that map.

Several angles at once

Customers, suppliers, former employees and industry observers can be recruited in parallel to give a rounded view.

Discretion by default

Experts are not told more about the transaction than they need to know, and strict confidentiality applies.

Commercial due diligence

Commercial work tests whether the story in the information memorandum holds up in the market. That usually means speaking to people who buy from the target, people who buy from its rivals and people who have watched the sector for years.

We help you translate the thesis into a recruitment plan. If the case depends on high switching costs, for instance, we look for customers who have recently changed supplier or seriously considered it. If it depends on a pricing advantage, we look for buyers who compare quotes regularly.

Calls can be complemented by a short survey of customers or prospective customers when you need a broader read than interviews alone can give, all within the same programme and timeline.

Operational due diligence

Operational questions often need people who have seen the inside of similar businesses. Former plant managers, supply chain leads, IT directors and finance controllers can help you judge whether a cost base, a technology stack or a production setup is typical, stretched or ahead of its peers.

Former employees of the target, where they are free to speak and the questions avoid confidential information.
Peers at comparable companies who can benchmark practices in general terms.
Suppliers and partners who understand dependencies and service levels.

We screen carefully for any current obligations to the target before a call is confirmed.

Working to a deal timeline

Deal teams often need the first calls within days and the full programme inside a couple of weeks. We set up a dedicated account manager who runs recruitment across all relevant countries at the same time, using local recruiters who can approach experts directly in their own language.

You receive profiles as they are ready rather than in one batch at the end, so you can start speaking to people while recruitment continues. A shared tracker shows which expert types are covered, which are in progress and where we expect difficulty.

If the scope changes as the deal develops, we adjust quickly. One contract and one invoice keep the administration light for the deal team and the finance team alike.

How it works

From brief to insight.

One project manager, local recruiters in each market and a compliance check for every expert.

Map the thesis

We turn your key investment questions into a list of expert types and markets.

Day 1

Recruit in parallel

Local recruiters approach customers, former staff and peers at the same time.

Days 1 to 5

Run the calls

Profiles arrive on a rolling basis and calls are booked as soon as you approve them.

Days 2 to 10

Close and report

We confirm completed calls, honoraria and a clean record for your files.

Deal close

Questions

Will experts know which company is being acquired?

Not unless you decide they should. We usually describe the topic in general terms and keep the transaction itself confidential.

Can we speak to current employees of the target?

We do not arrange calls with current employees of the target company to discuss it. Former employees can be considered once our screening confirms they are free to speak.

Can you support both buy-side and sell-side work?

Yes. The approach is similar, though the expert mix and the level of discretion required are agreed with you for each project.

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