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Financial Due Diligence Skill
Produces a structured financial due diligence framework — document request list and analytical questions — for any investment, acquisition, or significant commercial relationship.
Required Inputs
- Transaction type (acquisition / investment / partnership / supplier / fundraise)
- Stage of diligence (initial screening / full DD / confirmatory)
- Target company type (startup / SME / listed / subsidiary)
- Key concerns (optional — e.g. revenue recognition, customer concentration)
Output Structure
1. Document Request List
Financial Statements
- Audited accounts for last 3 years
- Management accounts for current year (monthly)
- Board-approved budget and latest reforecast
- 3-year financial model with assumptions
Revenue
- Revenue by customer (top 20, % of total)
- Revenue by product/segment
- Contracted vs recurring vs one-off breakdown
- Churn and renewal data
Costs
- Cost of sales breakdown
- Headcount by department with compensation detail
- Top 10 supplier contracts
Cash and Debt
- Bank statements (12 months)
- Debt schedule with covenants and maturity
- Working capital analysis
Tax
- Last 3 years tax returns
- Any open enquiries
- R&D tax credit claims
2. Key Analytical Questions
Revenue quality: Is revenue growing organically? What % is truly recurring? Customer concentration risk?
Margin analysis: Gross margin trend over 3 years? One-off items inflating EBITDA? Normalised EBITDA?
Cash conversion: Does profit convert to cash? Cash conversion cycle? Working capital red flags?
Net debt position? Contingent liabilities? Covenant headroom?
