McKinsey runs a $1 billion-a-year due diligence business for private equity firms, with ~55% EBITDA margins.
Accordingly, operates a $300M-a-year financial due diligence business, generating $100M in EBITDA—and it’s only a 12 year old company.
Many other firms also sell due diligence services, covering legal, tax, technology, marketing, and more.
But what is due diligence? And what role does it play in the lifecycle of a transaction?
Adham Sameh of “#The_Investpod_MENA” had the opportunity to discuss these questions with Ahmed Elashkar CPA, CIA, CVA, CertIFR, former Sr. Partner and head of Deals at KPMG, in the first part of our two-part conversation.
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