The law company "Dmitrieva and partners" has been carrying out legal and accounting support of M&A transactions in Ukraine for more than 14 years. For this time we had established the typical risks connected with purchase of business and developed ways of protection against them.
On the basis of our experience and experience of our colleagues abroad our lawyers constantly improve technology of application of standard volume of due diligence, the standard check-list of documents for closing of the transaction and approximate forms of contractual and other documentation under the transaction. As a result, at the minimal time expenses it is possible to eliminate or to reduce essentially the majority of risks which are the most typical for M&A transactions.
We single out the following analyses of the enterprise which can be ordered in a complex or separately:
The financial analysis (Financial Due Diligence) supposes revealing of ability of the enterprise to bring in an income. Lawyers and the accountant analyze accuracy of accounting, authenticity of the accountancy the other documentation and their conformity with statutory acts. During the financial analysis assets, incomes and system of financial planning and control of the enterprise are studied.
The tax analysis (Tax Due Diligence) is carried out with the purpose of revealing of an opportunity of optimization of tax burden.
The legal analysis (Legal Due Diligence) is aimed at analysis of activity of the company according to operating statutory acts in the sphere of economic, civil, labour law. During Legal Due Diligence constituent documents of the enterprise, contracts with counterparts and the staff are studied.
The analysis of status in the market (Market Due Diligence) is carried out with the purpose of research of trends of development of the enterprise. It includes revealing of the status among competitor firms, the analysis of an opportunity of the enterprise to develop in conditions of a changeable situation in the market.
As a result of carrying out of comprehensive investigation full, objective and reliable information about activity of the enterprise and trends of its development is gathered.
In the total of the held complex analysis of a financial condition of the enterprise, its relations with the state and counterparts enables to make the report in which the investor or the potential buyer of the enterprise will get absolutely full information concerning the enterprise in which he is going to invest the means. Objectivity and authenticity of the information submitted for his consideration will allow making the independent and the most adequate decision in the given situation.