What are the benefits of Data Room under due diligence ?
CS Professional · Secretarial Audit, Compliance Management and Due Diligence · PYQS · December 2019
What are the benefits of Data Room under due diligence ?
Answer & Explanation:
The benefits that may accrue from the Data Room are as under: Provides material information that helps in analysing the health status of the company and also doing a SWOT analysis. Provides clarity in the minds of the buyer with regard to the business and the financial models of the company, of their present operations and also about the existing profitability, growth prospects and the sustainability of the business that is proposed to be bought, which is under review. It helps for a better bargaining power for the buyer through the analysis of various data and information that may be gathered during due diligence. The exercise shall highlight the various transactions which may be abnormal or have weakness or limitations in current business strategy which the seller may not disclose directly to the buyer or so. It highlights the strong points of the business and ethics of the seller, wherein the numerous data and information collated at the time due diligence shall help for better Valuation of Business which shall be useful for both the Buyer and Seller.
Topics: Due Diligence
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