Due Diligence: How to Deliver the Best Starting Point for Value Creation

Published on January 19, 2023

How can investors be crystal clear on the revenue and growth potential of their target? In this interview, David Vidal and Laura du Repaire highlight the value creation path that needs to be defined during pre-deal due diligence.

Laura, David, in recent years, private equity firms have achieved unprecedented success in delivering returns. How does this impact the ability of PE firms to identify profitable deals in future? Are PE firms set to lose their momentum?

Laura: It’s no secret that record levels of dry powder have pushed deal competition and asset prices up to an all-time high. Private equity firms won’t lose their momentum per se, but they are having to go the extra mile to realize an attractive ROI, and can no longer rely on the traditional approach of exclusively increasing efficiency and cutting costs. 

David: To ensure deals are profitable, there needs to be a clear revenue…

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