Due Diligence Services
Freer Consulting Company offers a full suite of assessment, investigative and advisory processes for due diligence. Freer Consulting’s professional team stringently reviews critical structural, procedural, operational and environmental aspects for merger and/or acquisition transactions either in private equity or public settings. Freer also can implement vetted, proprietary software to assist with its own internal checklists in achieving appropriate historical records management and forecasting during the valuation process of a transaction opportunity.
Freer Consulting Company deploys analytical models that assess relevant business units and their associated processes. Separate business function evaluations and the relationships between business functions are examined. Projected financial information is evaluated, along with historical analysis of past performance. Core operations, supply chain and distribution, benefits and compensation, as well back-office operations such as HR, finance, and accounting are just some of the departmental and functional processes Freer can vet on your behalf. Freer Consulting can provide comprehensive analysis of the current IT platform to determine if it is scalable, in tandem with projected growth plans, and/or adaptable to a changing business model or industry dynamics.
Freer Consulting Company can assess and deliver reports demonstrating compliance status with local, state, or federal laws and regulations, international standards, and client requirements. Freer Consulting is positioned to guide and execute new or revised audits, programs, and filings with governing bodies such as the FDA, EPA, etc. in order to demonstrate full compliance.
Freer Consulting Company can organize and leverage internal and external documents to enhance transparency and promote seamless organization of relevant documentation. For example this may involve a targeted acquisition’s ability to support product extension or regional expansion, demonstrate balance sheet flexibility, or show current core business or adjacent market potential. Freer Consulting deploys customized management system software to create turn-key document management and process control systems during proposed transaction iterations.
Whether representing a target company or a buyer, Freer Consulting conducts thorough intellectual property audits, covering both inherent business strategies and complex law and regulations relating to intellectual properties. Be it preliminary considerations such as representations and warranties, or auditing assets in the realm of patents and databases, each transaction consideration is examined and appropriately reported.
Freer Consulting can assess and provide deliverables relating to corporate governance policies and practices throughout a prospective organization. A thorough understanding of the internal governance system of a prospective acquisition is one of the most critical components in a series of important steps during a valuation process. Best practices, legal and regulatory all come into play during a Freer Consulting audit of a director or directors’ historical ability to deliver not only the brand promise that is the face of the company but also the internal controls that protect the fiscal health of the organization on behalf of the shareowner.