Earnings evidence
Request reconciled financial statements, management accounts and support for material adjustments or one-off items.
Investor and transaction services
Buy-side quality of earnings review coordination
Define the financial diligence workplan and organise the earnings, cash conversion, debt and working-capital questions that need resolution before an acquisition decision.
A defined mandate
Connect reported earnings to the buyer's decision evidence.
Define the financial diligence workplan and organise the earnings, cash conversion, debt and working-capital questions that need resolution before an acquisition decision.
Start with the decision you need to make, your role and authority, target sectors and markets, ticket range, timing and the information available. The engagement scope should identify the work Matchpoint undertakes and any independently appointed specialist work.
Cash conversion and working capital
Review receivables, inventory, payables, seasonality and the bridge between earnings and operating cash.
Debt and debt-like items
Identify borrowings, guarantees, deferred obligations and other items requiring specialist classification.
Value and terms implications
Track how confirmed findings affect the valuation bridge, pricing mechanism, completion accounts and negotiation priorities.
Start with a scoped diagnostic
Financial diligence scoping diagnostic; earnings-evidence request; issues register; buyer and accounting-adviser coordination.
Discuss this engagementEvidence to bring
Provide the mandate or investment thesis, authorised decision-makers, existing adviser appointments, available financial and operating information, constraints, timing and the specific decision requiring support.
Proof and delivery requirements
Before engagement, confirm the named delivery lead, relevant experience, permitted references, specialist qualifications, document access and sample deliverable structure. Any transaction or performance claim requires verifiable source evidence and permission to use it.
Delivery responsibilities
Agree the appointed financial diligence provider, reliance rights and reporting standard. Audit opinions, accounting assurance and tax conclusions are reserved for the appropriately qualified and appointed specialists.
GCC and cross-border mandates
Define the scope for the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and any wider international market relevant to the mandate. Assess local ownership, investment, promotion, data, tax and execution requirements with qualified advisers. Country references describe the intended assessment scope.
Capital markets ecosystem
Investment roles, structures and decision criteria
Explore the participants and transaction options relevant to this practice. Each entry sets out a discussion scope, decision checks, a paid engagement starting point and the specialist responsibilities to confirm.
Diligence, Insurance and Administration
Financial Due-Diligence FirmsCME-309 · Diligence, Insurance and Administration · Intermediary
- Ecosystem role
- Intermediary
- Related asset class
- Advisory services
- Instrument context
- Transaction support
Mandate context: diligence, risk transfer, documentation and transaction administration. The structure and rights are established by the specific transaction documents.
Decision focus: Qualified providers and clear responsibility boundaries.
- Provider qualifications, permission and independence
- Scope, source access, reliance rights and exclusions
- Decision consequences, handover and ongoing responsibilities
Scope to discuss: Adviser selection, diligence coordination and transaction workstream management.
Paid engagement entry point: adviser-scope and diligence-workplan diagnostic; followed by coordinated workstream delivery.
Illustrative GCC scenario: An illustrative GCC transaction can assign legal, tax, technical, insurance and administration work to the appropriate providers and connect their findings through one decision log. This is a hypothetical decision example.
What should be agreed before a mandate involving Financial Due-Diligence Firms?
Define the investment or transaction objective, the authorised decision-maker, the evidence available, the requested deliverables and the next approval. Use the decision checks above to identify gaps; agree the workplan, delivery responsibilities and fee terms in writing.
Delivery and specialist boundary: Agree the provider, qualifications, independence, permission, reliance rights and scope before appointment. Matchpoint's scope can cover adviser selection and transaction coordination. Legal, tax, audit, engineering, insurance, custody, administration, ratings and other specialist conclusions require the appropriately qualified and appointed provider.
Discuss a paid scopeFurther reading on diligence, market frameworks and applicable requirements. These resources do not verify an individual mandate or Matchpoint permission.
Engagement questions
What is the first paid engagement?
Financial diligence scoping diagnostic; earnings-evidence request; issues register; buyer and accounting-adviser coordination.
How are scope, fees and specialist responsibilities agreed?
Agree the appointed financial diligence provider, reliance rights and reporting standard. Audit opinions, accounting assurance and tax conclusions are reserved for the appropriately qualified and appointed specialists. Agree the deliverables, named providers, timetable, evidence access and fee terms in writing before work begins.
