Series 79: Buy-Side Transactions

Buy-Side Transactions

For the prospective buyer, the purpose of due diligence is to determine whether and on what terms—and in particular for what price—to acquire the seller.

The buy-side advisor comes into the due diligence process later than the sell-side banker, who has usually been involved in due diligence for weeks or months before the buyer enters the picture. At least in the early stages of the buyer’s due diligence, the buyer