Module · Layer 2 · M&A Strategy
You see commercial diligence as a one-shot deck instead of always-on intelligence.
Commercial diligence becomes a continuous instrument: a tier-1 scan that hands targets to a tier-2 Commercial Due Diligence as deal-flow signals warrant. Two sub-modules, one lifecycle.
Outcome · Where commercial uplift sits, per target
Entry valuation → operational + commercial improvements → exit.
- +15-30% expected EBITDA delta
- On the acquired entity over a 24-month integration window, lever-tagged.
- 3-5x deal-flow throughput
- Structured M&A Scan processes targets in days, not weeks — same evidence depth as a banker exercise, faster turnaround.
- 50-70% diligence-cycle compression
- When a deal lands in Commercial Due Diligence, the scan output is already populated — CDD extends rather than restarts.
Ranges illustrative — your audit returns the angle stack + target framework specific to your deal.
Sub-modules · Two-tier lifecycle
Continuous scan, signal-driven diligence.
Tier 1
M&A Scan
Structured cross-industry scan. Surfaces up to 200 first-pass-fit candidates against your baseline.
Tier 2
Commercial Due Diligence
Per-target attractiveness read in days, not weeks. Four-dimension pack, deal-comparable across candidates.
Methodology · Angle stack + cross-tier handoff
How targets move through the lifecycle.
- How does M&A Strategy lock the angle stack?
- M&A Strategy names the lead inorganic-growth angle — consolidator roll-up, platform build, adjacency, vertical extension, capability tuck-in, geographic expansion — bounded by your scope appetite and deal-size band. The target-criteria framework that filters the scan flows out of this lock.
- How does the scan hand a target off to Commercial Due Diligence?
- Three signals converge: strategic-fit score against your Strategic Baseline, owner-readiness signal (succession event, age band, prior partial transaction), and valuation envelope plausibility against comparable deals. Two of three triggers the hand-off; all three triggers prioritisation.
- What does cross-tier handoff preserve?
- The full evidence trail: every Tier-1 signal carries forward to Tier 2. By the time a deal hits Commercial Due Diligence, the scan output is already populated, and the dimension-score grid extends it rather than starting cold.
See it for yours.
5 minutes. €0. The free audit returns the M&A thesis, the target-criteria framework, and the diligence tier appropriate to your current deal-flow stage.