Investor due diligence

The significance of investment due diligence can never be overstated. Conducting a thorough process ensures a deep understanding of the investment opportunity, risks, uncertainties and an accurate assessment of the true value and potential return on investment.

Investment due diligence is typically tailored to the specific transaction under investigation including the status of the business and the stage of investment. i²s².tech have technical and commercial expertise to provide due diligence services focusing on the following key areas:

Technical due diligence

Market due diligence

Customer and supplier due diligence

Operational due diligence

Business plan due diligence

• Technology core competence and design infrastructure

• Intellectual property

• Strength of innovation relative to problems being solved

• Solution vs. competitor capabilities

• Scalability and future adaptability of solution

• Robustness of designs and quality compliance

• Credibility of future roadmaps

• Software & firmware applications

• Identification of underlying "magic" that creates sustainable value

• Market size, historical and future growth trends

• Competitive analysis, market shares and future product capabilities

• Target customers, demographics and buying behaviours

• Threats from alternative technologies

• Customer relationships, access to key stake holders & decision makers

• Customer supplier management and on-boarding processes

• Signed agreements or contractual requirements to supply

• Results from proof of concepts (PoC) or any trial projects

• Sales and distribution channels

• Business model structure

• Accuracy and data integrity of sales forecasts

• Margin predictions with sensitivity analysis

• Status of rationalised pipeline funnel

• Credibility of 3-year business plans

• Efficiency of business processes and operations

• Supply chain status and potential limitations

• Production processes and ability to meet Product Economics