The seller’s deck shows AED 18 million EBITDA. Your offer is on the table. Then, three weeks in, you discover a third of that profit came from one customer who’s leaving. And nobody mentioned the open VAT query.
That’s exactly what financial due diligence exists to catch. It tests whether the numbers you’re buying are real, repeatable and complete, before the money moves.
Due diligence in mergers and acquisitions covers several workstreams: financial, tax, commercial, legal and operational. M&A due diligence on the financial side focuses on earnings quality, net debt, working capital, tax exposure and related-party dealings. And since UAE corporate tax started under Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022, the target’s tax history has become a pricing issue, not a footnote. In a share deal, historic exposure stays with the company you buy.
At ASC Global UAE, our due diligence consulting and financial due diligence services give buyers, sellers and investors a clear, evidence-backed view of a business. Our due diligence consulting services don’t stop at a list of findings. We tell you what each finding means for price, structure and contract protections.
Comparing due diligence companies? Ask who’ll actually review the data room, how findings tie to the purchase price, and whether the team understands UAE tax and free zone rules. We also coordinate with commercial due diligence consulting (market, customers, competition) and your legal counsel, so nothing falls between workstreams.
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