Due diligence
The aim of any due diligence is to minimise the risk of a proposed investment. Zenith's unmatched experience of the food and beverage industries, both technically and commercially, means that we are ideally positioned to perform a full suite of due diligence services covering market and brand due diligence, commercial due diligence, technical due diligence, groundwater due diligence and environmental due diligence.
We work with many of the world’s largest food and drink producers as part of their merger and acquisition activity, but also with smaller companies and start-ups.
Zenith has undertaken may due diligence assessments of proposed investments in food and drink, examples of which include:
- Market and brand due diligence – trade surveys of brand and company profile, market review and advice on market development, sales projections.
- Commercial due diligence – business planning and financial modelling, systems scenario analysis, evaluation of return on investment.
- Operational and technical due diligence – review and audit of food and beverage production plants by a Chartered Engineer, financial modelling of production and materials costs, quality and laboratory audits.
- Groundwater due diligence – our team of experienced hydrogeologists specialises in food industry water sources and Natural Mineral Waters.
- Valuation, using thorough financial analysis plus our detailed knowledge and experience of the beverage industry, advice on recent transaction values.
- Assistance with integration planning and implementation.
- Responsibility for managing due diligence projects or supply of team members to add to acquisition teams.
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