Due diligence

We conduct due diligence on both companies (groups of companies) and specific assets (mainly properties). We also carry out audits of selected areas of companies’ operations, such as corporate issues, employee matters, personal data protection, etc.

We always agree the exact scope of due diligence with the client prior to the audit, depending on the subject of the audit, the purpose of the analysis, the expected risks, the value of the transaction and other key factors.  

In the course of legal due diligence on a property, we first identify the key elements that need to be checked, such as the conditions and encumbrances arising from the land and mortgage registers and cadastre, property development options, concluded lease or rental agreements, access to utilities and the public road as well as potential third-party rights. Where a full legal investigation of the property is not necessary or advisable, we offer to prepare a report on title, which covers the minimum scope and includes, among other things, the determination of the property’s current owner, the history of ownership changes, the examination of the existing encumbrances on the property and the analysis of the location of the land or buildings to be acquired.

Where due diligence is carried out on entire companies, the scope of the investigation comprises areas that are the most relevant to a given entity, such as corporate issues, key contracts, the verification of encumbrances on movable and intangible assets (e.g. pledges), the analysis of ongoing disputes, the verification of permits, concessions and licences necessary to conduct the business activities in question, as well as employee matters or issues relating to compliance. Together with our external partners, we also examine the tax and environmental aspects of the business.  

We have conducted due diligence for clients in a number of sectors, including the automotive, manufacturing, fuel, transport and logistics, property development, mining and other industries.