Due Diligence in Buying and Selling a Business
This course explores the process of due diligence from both the buyer and the seller’s perspective. You will learn the importance of due diligence for both parties and will consider the risks involved in buying or selling a business, and what you can do to minimise these.
£150 +VAT
Due Diligence in Buying and Selling a Business
£150 +VAT
365 days’ access
Due Diligence in Buying and Selling a Business
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This course will enable you to
- Understand the role of due diligence in the acquisition process, and the need for disclosure and reporting
- Identify the benefits of conducting due diligence as a buyer before purchasing a business
- Explore due diligence from the seller’s perspective and how to find the right buyer for your business
- Consider the risks involved in buying and selling a business, and why the process may sometimes fail
About the course
Buying a business is a major commitment and can be a daunting process. Due diligence is a process of discovery that can help you ensure that the business is what you want before buying it. Both buyers and sellers can benefit from the process before acquisition and should take the time to learn what risks are involved.
Explore the process of due diligence from both the buyer and the seller’s perspective, with this course. You will learn the importance of due diligence for both parties and will consider the risks involved in buying or selling a business, and what you can do to minimise these. You’ll also discover the due diligence process for the purchase and sale of online businesses.
Contents
Why we need due diligence
Timeline and context of a deal
What is due diligence?
Disclosing information
Important information when buying a business
Explaining hostile takeovers
Complications during a hostile takeover
Due diligence reporting
The main parts of a due diligence report
The buyer’s perspective
A big commitment
What is wanted from a due diligence investigation?
The main aims of a due diligence investigation
Financial due diligence
Preparing an analytical review
The role of management
Technology and IT
Dealing with HR and employees
Understanding risk management practices
Selling a business
Selling and due diligence
What and why are you selling?
Finding the right buyer
Looking for the right buyer
Considering corporate culture
The hubris hypothesis
A pre-sale tidy up
Preparing for due diligence
Warranties and indemnities
The limitations on warranties and indemnities
Risk and buying an online business
Evaluating risk
The main risks to stakeholders
Moving into a new market
Deciding to buy into a new market
Reasons for failure
Buying an online business
Key considerations
Customers and suppliers
Author
John Taylor
John is a Chartered Accountant who has spent many years advising small and medium-sized businesses across the North of England. John is the author of two industry standard textbooks: Millichamp – Auditing and Forensic Accounting. He has also written several auditing textbooks for AAT courses.
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Mireia Corredor Marcos –
Great course. Thanks for the good job.
Simon Minwalla –
Some useful insights
Finbarr Ronayne –
Very heavy focus on finance due diligence to the detriment of other key areas of due diligence – legal, regulatory, technology, people & culture and synergies.
Lisa Clifford –
Really informative, well structured and clear.
Jeffrey Norman –
A very well constructed course with good brief webinars. Not just a tick box,but the message is far deeper than that.
Stewart Winnall –
Good subject coverage and well pitched to maintain interest
Richard King –
An interesting course that covers the subject from the perspective of both seller and buyer and has given me some useful tools to create a checklist for myself.
Colin Masterman –
Really good course considering both buyer and seller perspectives. Online business example very interesting as I’ve only been involved in tangible businesses so far in M&A.
Mariana Anton –
the course approached both sides of the acquisition: sellers’ and buyers’.
Philip Austin –
Covered very well all aspects of the topic. Videos very good
Alexandra Keth –
Relevant and on topic
Rob Jolliffe –
Very good overall knowledge.
Rowena Wattrus –
Lot of food for thought
Tracey Doran –
Very informative good scenarios and guidance provided.
Priteshbhai Patel –
Excellent material
James Clarke –
Very good course highlighting the main areas to consider in the due diligence process
simon harradine –
Great content. Currently going through this process with two of my clients. Very topical and informative
Marian Hamer –
Easy to understand. Comprehensive.
Matthew Maguire –
I think it was a good course and gave good pointers.
Ioannis Amoutzas –
Great course.
Robson Mugomba –
Very relevant for what we do
Allan Young –
Provided some very useful insights and tips.
Sandy Heng –
It is Due Diligence in a nutshell. It is a quick summary, refresher for anyone curious to understand more about DDs, and if you’ve undertaken DD work before, this course presents a complete overview.
Annette Louw –
It was very insightful, especially the module re online businesses.
Don Rajapakse –
A long-waited topic to study. Thank you for bringing up this topic.
Gabor Remig Vetter FCCA –
Maureen O`Toole –
At work, there is mention of an acquisition of a company where the current owners want to retire.
Karen Fung –
Wai Cheng Chan –
It met my objective . Concept well defined , procedures explained & case study well illustrated
Trevor Watson –
Good simple overview. Would have been better with more practical examples and real case studies
Kui Yoon Chong –
It is easy to understand and to apply when doing a due diligence in Buying and Selling a Business.