Due Diligence
“I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things.” -Benjamin Franklin Have you heard that the economy is down? 2009 was our best year yet and 2010 is looking even better . . . In this current grim part of the business cycle, it seems riskier than ever to put money to work. Volatility in the public equity markets, uncertainty in the housing markets, general bearish sentiments, and a host of negative indicators are keeping investment dollars on the sidelines. However, some deals are ...
Merger and Acquisition firm
At Paladin Principals, we pride ourselves on delivering superior results through disciplined value creation. All too frequently we walk into a data room to sift through the hunches of managers past. Successful "gut instinct" is rarely as successful or as "gut" as those who lean on the term would like to believe. Based on ground-breaking research in neurology and technology, our methods for adding rigor and discipline to the acquisition target's marketing mix allow us to generate significant post-acquisition value for our clients.
Acquisition Due Diligence
Acquisitions can be a great way to grow a business. So, why then do we hear so much news about broken deals, acquisitions that didn’t work, and buyer’s remorse? Essentially the story boils down to executives getting lost in the excitement of a potential deal and failing to do the boring but indispensable pieces of due diligence and planning that save acquirers from bad deals and that make good deals great. Comprehensive due diligence, negotiating the right price, and developing a detailed and implementable post merger integration plan are critical. Diligence “We just need to prove what we already know about the ...
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