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If a buyer is interested in buying a business in the United Arab Emirates, he must conduct Due-Diligence of the business before buying it. This will allow him to know the important details about the company and help him understand if the business will be a fruitful venture and will bring him profit.
Different types of due diligence can be performed before making a buying decision. These are as follows:
- Business Due Diligence
In this type of Due Diligence, all the Accounting and Bookkeeping records of the business are examined to evaluate the business's current position and if it will be a profitable venture to buy the business. Here the operation capabilities are checked of the business. Also, it is evaluated that if the mission vision and objective of the business holds up.
- Financial Due Diligence
An auditor will look at all the assets and liabilities of the business and decide if the present revenue model should be changed or not. This type of due diligence should be performed by an expert as the findings can be used to develop a plan and a budget for future ventures.
- Legal Due Diligence
During the Legal Due Diligence, all the workings, operations and transactions which the business has conducted are reviewed to find if all the compliance requirements have been followed by the business or not.
The management of a company must take the assistance of reputed and professional experts so that the business faces no problem in the future and the management makes the correct decision in buying the company.
Importance of Due Diligence for a Business
Conducting Due Diligence is very important for a business for the following reasons:
- Finding information about the Company
Due diligence is conducted before buying or selling a company to find out the current status and all the required information about the company. This will assist the company in developing a plan for the company and help understand the current requirements to get at par with the competitors in the market.
- Understanding the present financials of the company
Understanding the current financials of the business will allow the buyer to understand the current assets and liabilities of the business and how profitable they are. If the business has an asset but is not making much profit, the management can find if it needs to be let go or a renovation.
- Current legal and financial issues
After a thorough examination of all the accounts, operation activities and transactions are done by the business, and it is determined that all the business is following proper compliance regulations or not. Not following such regulations may cause problems for the buyer of the business in the future.
- Reviewing the current marketing strategies
Every business needs to form and follow a business strategy so that it can sustain itself in the market. The auditor can review the market strategies of the business which is bought, and this allows will help understand the current status of the business and if there is a need to make any changes to the current marketing strategy.
- Evaluating the profitability for the buyer
A business is bought with the hope that it will increase profitability. To determine this, a deep evaluation of the business must be done. If in the evaluation, it is found that the potential profit is not worth the investment, then the buyer may change his decision.
These are some of the reasons which make conducting the due diligence audit for a company very important. Therefore, the management should conduct a Due Diligence Audit before buying a business and should also conduct such audits from time to time.
If you are looking to conduct a Due Diligence Audit in the United Arab Emirates, then you can avail the assistance of JAXA Chartered Accountants. The experts at JAXA will take care of all the requirements of the business and will conduct the Due Diligence audit with utmost care and accuracy. In addition, JAXA also provides a number of different services to help a business reach its maximum profitability. To know more about the services you can Contact Us. We will be happy to help you.
