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We provide best-in-class transaction advisory and investment research through our digital DNA and extensive experience from multiple international DD projects, advising leading private equity firms and family offices across all industries in making the right investment decisions

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HOLISTIC DUE DILIGENCE APPROACH

As a trusted advisor in commercial, digital, technical and data/product due diligence, we identify, analyze, and evaluate targets, their digital readiness across the value chain, market, customer, and competitive dynamics as well as their (digital) growth potential. Over the past 12 years, we realized 300+ M&A deals with >€20B deal value and 2,000+ international value creation projects in various industries for leading private equity firms, we were able to build a database of 110m+ data points that we use to identify transformative growth opportunities, disruption risks and to develop data-based full potential programs.

Our cross-functional team's expertise in digital strategy, digital products and platforms, digital operations, and technology allow us to navigate the complexity of M&A transactions. Our value creation mindset and entrepreneurial approach differentiate us from the competition. With 300+ digital experts in-house, we orchestrate digital growth journeys after successful acquisitions with the management and jointly build the digital equity story with our clients.

Holistic due diligence approach

Commercial due diligence

  • (Topline) assessment of the business plan and calculation of OMMAX business plan
  • Evaluation of growth potential (e.g., international expansion)

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  • Assessment of market dynamics and competitive landscape
  • Analysis of customer economics and acquisition channels

Digital due diligence

  • (Topline) assessment of the business plan and calculation of OMMAX business plan
  • Evaluation of digital growth potential (e.g., digital channel optimization, sales excellence)

More about Digital Due Diligence

  • Analysis of digital performance (e.g., digital KPIs)
  • Assessment of online reputation (e.g., online mentions, social sentiment)

Technical due diligence

  • Analysis and evaluation of the current business continuity planning (BCP) and disaster recovery planning (DRP)
  • Assessment of the development team, competencies, and potential dependencies

More about Technical Due Diligence

  • Analysis and evaluation of the existing IT infrastructure and software development environment
  • Analysis and evaluation of the scalability of current and planned platforms (e.g., Cloud)

Data due diligence

  • Analysis of the maturity of company's (data) product development and legal enablement processes 

  • Assessment of foreseeable external shifts in the data area (technically / legal) which could disrupt the company's current business 

More about Data Due Diligence

  • Assessment of the company's data strategy and data governance maturity (tooling, processes, metadata labelling) 

  • Evaluation of the company's data architecture, pipelines, and data technology stack 

WHY OMMAX

 

  • Less due diligence spend for the client due to bundle pricing for all workstreams
  • Higher efficiency within the overall due diligence workflow due to single point of contact (on client and target side)
  • Comprehensive value creation roadmap with aligned potentials out of a commercial, digital, tech and data perspective
  • After a successful acquisition, OMMAX enables a seamless transition to value creation through full digital execution coverage (>250 digital experts inhouse)

The OMMAX team’s in-depth analysis supported the identification of efficiency levers in the digital marketing domain, which will allow us to lift value creation potential in our holding period and support the stronger online proposition for the future.

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