We provide the technical and commercial due
diligence to help you make informed decisions, reduce your risks
and maximise your returns Investors are in business
to deliver a required return on their investment. To do this, they
must manage their risks and this is best achieved by making
informed investment decisions from the outset.
Leading firms are learning that, through effectively deploying
commercial and strategic advisers, they are achieving higher win
rates when buying businesses, more effective cash generation for
debt repayment and greater value at exit.
We deliver for Private Equity clients across their
complete
investment lifecycle, from target identification and
commercial due diligence to implementing business improvements and
assisting divesture. Recognised as a world leading commercial due
diligence consultant for social and economic infrastructure related
deals, our transaction advisory teams combine with our world expert
practitioners to assist our clients to make informed investment
decisions, reduce theirs risks and increase their returns.
What we do:
We provide management consultancy based on technical know-how. We
take pride in every commission and deliver on deals of all sizes
for venture capital, mid market and mega buyout.
Investment Target Selection
Our wider business serves such client organisations as national
and local governments, health and education authorities, transport
operators, industry, utilities, developers, contractors, commercial
companies, banks, funding agencies and non-governmental
organisations. We are able to draw upon this knowledge and unique
industry insight to accurately assess the competitive positions and
value and growth potentials of target industries.
Commercial Due Diligence
Our commercial due diligence service covers complete business
model review and market analysis. We work closely with funds to
meet their investment programme are also able to undertake
regulatory and environmental reviews and financial model and
cost/revenue reviews.
Post Acquisition Improvement
Our dedicated Enterprise Advisory Services team delivers
business improvement projects across all of our core sectors and
works closely with the transaction advisory teams in putting 100
day action plans into force. This enables us to add value to
portfolio companies and increase returns upon exit.
What makes us different:
We understand the investor perspective
Our long history of working with investors enables us to
deliver informed, pragmatic and timely advice, maximising the value
of our input. In doing so, we deliver
clear, concise and easy
to read reports.
We understand the target asset
Whether buying or selling an asset, adding market intelligence
to the mix is one of the best moves you can make. We will only
undertake a commission if we have
deep technical and
commercial understanding of the industry.
We provide multi sector experts through single point
contacts
Our Clients liaise primarily with our transaction consultants
who understand the deal process and the investor’s particular
investment strategy. This provides consistency of approach across
deals while also ensuring easy access to the vast breadth and depth
of experts within the Mott MacDonald Group. It is the
sheer
diversity of our expertise that makes us unique.
We are truly independent
As an employee owned business, we have no external
shareholders. Our advice is truly
independent and is
trusted by industry and investors alike.
We make specific recommendations
After independently assessing the target organisation, our due
diligence reports provide executive summaries and clearly
identified risks. Rationale is provided and outstanding issues
and/or
recommended actions are detailed. Our approach
provides the investor with clear and focused information to assist
them in their investment decision making process and future
planning.
Mott MacDonald completed due diligence for our
acquisition of MJ Quinn. The document Mott MacDonald produced not
only helped Zeus with our investment decision but MJ Quinn has used
the recommendations in the document to implement business
improvements going forward. Mott MacDonald has continued to offer
support to the business and Zeus hope to work with them on other
acquisitions in the future” - Beth Houghton, Investment Manager,
Zeus Private Equity
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