What is Due Diligence and why does it matter?

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Due diligence is the process of verifying, investigating or auditing a potential deal or investment to confirm the facts as well as the financial information. Due diligence needs to be completed to assure the buyer of the risks involved as well as what they’ll be getting.


Due diligence is so important because it is important in making the right decisions by enhancing the information that is available to the people who are making the decisions.

Due diligence allows the buyer to feel comfortable when it comes to their expectations about the transactions. If you’re interested in buying a business then it’s best to ensure proper due diligence is performed. Please contact chris@tcgforensics.co.za for more details on the due diligence process or take a look at our OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence) website here www.osint.co.za.

Reasons for Due Diligence...

Common due diligence reviews with mainly focus on legal, financial and tax, but due diligence can look at so much more than this including:

- Commercial / operational
- Customer
- Human resources
- IT
- Seller due diligence

Due diligence matters because it can help you as well as companies as a whole to understand the nature of certain deals and the risks involved. Overall due diligence is like doing your homework!

If you’d like to discuss our due diligence processes or learn more about our services which include digital forensics as well as open-source intelligence please contact us on 021 110 0422 or email contact@osint.co.za

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