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by a searcher
in United Kingdom

2yrs ago

Due Diligence Process Timeline

Hi all,

Would like to ask what a typical due diligence timeframe would look like in terms of time scales for a company with revenue of 10m & 50 employees. is this done all at one time or is it split into segments over a few months?

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reply by a searcher 2yrs ago
from Harvard University in Denver, CO, USA

I'd recommend thinking of you DD timeline in phases. Once you're under LOI you'll likely start with operational diligence. Within a week or two you should know if there are any deal breakers and assuming you still like the business that's when I'd bring in a firm to assist with a QofE. Up to you if you want to bring in advisors for HR compliance, but might not hurt given you have 50 employees. An experienced QofE provider should phase their diligence starting with most common deal killers, so if you deal survives the first week or two with them on board you can start to bring in technical and business specific diligence providers / experts. Along the way you should be building a relationship with a legal provider but I would hold off on putting them to work until you have a reasonable certainty of the deal closing.

reply by an intermediary 2yrs ago
from Creighton University in Los Angeles, CA, USA

I co-founded a YC-backed startup that automates parts of the QofE and legal processes for your acquisition so you can save weeks of time and thousands of dollars. I think it would make sense for us to chat. You can schedule a time on my calendar here: redacted