Questions to ask key employees during DD?

by a searcher

2 years ago

Meeting the Office Manager and GM of a potential target soon. What are some questions you tend to ask key employees who you hope to stay in the business for at least a year?

I'm planning on keeping the questions fairly open-ended.

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professional from University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business

Here's a link to a recording of my webinar, which has saved some buyers from dumb deals: Here's What Savvy Buyers Detect from Employees of Companies for Sale. https://youtu.be/fOvfLJoW8Qk

2 years ago | like reply | 1 like

searcher from Babson College - F.W. Olin Graduate School

Depending on the type of business, you would also want to get a sense of the documentation level. What sort of new employee on-boarding training program does the company have?

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