Due Diligence | Evaluation Parameters for
Invitation to the Venture Consortium
A thorough due diligence is the cornerstone of
a successful consolidation process. Some of the evaluation parameters for invitation into the Allteam Venture
consortium:
Company Background
- Years in Business, Locations/Offices/ Geographic Presence
- Promoter(s) Background Check (Academic, Career, etc.)
- Promoter(s) Personality/Goals
- Strategic focus
- Key Employees Background, Resumes, Agreements, Tenure, & Goals
- Centers of Excellence within Organization
Audited Financial Statements, Annual Returns, Minutes Book
- Cap Table, Investor(s)/Funding History (Bank Loan, Equity, Friends & Family, Seed/Angel, Series
A/B/C, PE,
etc.)
- ESOP History
- Revenue/Profit History, By Geography, By Service Type, Export vs Domestic
- Key Financial Ratios
- Predictable Revenue, Accounts Receivables & Bad Debt History
- Recurring/Maintenance Revenue
Key Business Metrics
- Revenue/Profit per Employee, per Sales/Account Rep
- Growth History, Growth Strategy, Current Business Plan
- Growth History, Growth Strategy, Current Business Plan
- Growth Potential/Size of Target Market
- Net Promoter Score
- Net Promoter Score
Market Focus
- Functional Area(s) of Specialization, Narrow vs wide focus
- Availability of Similar Service (number of companies serving this segment)
- Availability of Similar Service (number of companies serving this segment)
- Count/Type/Size/Quality/ Location of Customers
- Potential for Cross Selling across Consortium
- New vs Repeat Customers
- Cost of Customer Acquisition
- Customer Lifetime Value
- Customer Case Studies
- Quality of Website, Marketing Materials
- Source(s) of New Customers (Referrals, Repeat, Ads, SEO, etc)
Employees, Operational Focus & Governance
- Employees, Operational Focus & Governance
- Corporate Governance, Compliance History, HR - PF, ESI, Gratuity, Bonus, 401 K
(equivalent)
- Legal disputes, law suits, customer, vendor, government, Direct/Indirect Tax authorities,
employees,
shareholders, banks - notices, history
- Limitations/Challenges within Organization
- Ability/Willingness to Integrate/Collaborate with other consortium members - promoters/other
leaders
- Key Vendors, supply chain, Strategic Alliances, Partnerships