{"id":22449,"date":"2015-12-02T12:37:41","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T11:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/completence.de\/operational-due-diligence-2\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T11:18:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T09:18:40","slug":"operational-due-diligence-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/completence.de\/en\/operational-due-diligence-en\/","title":{"rendered":"OPERATIONAL DUE DILIGENCE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells     avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  >\n<div class=\"flex_cell no_margin av_one_half  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_cell_one_half  avia-builder-el-first   avia-full-stretch \"  style='height:400px; min-height:400px;background:url(https:\/\/completence.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Operational-Due-Dilligence.png) top left no-repeat scroll; vertical-align:top; padding:30px; ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner' ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flex_cell no_margin av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_cell_one_half  avia-builder-el-last   \"  style='height:400px; min-height:400px;vertical-align:middle; padding:30px 100px 30px 100px ; background-color:#f7f7f7; ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner' ><p><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h1  blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Operational Due Diligence<\/h1><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The importance of operational due diligence is frequently underestimated. Nevertheless, it is indispensable for a successful M&#038;A process. Whilst the main focus is often on the financial evaluation of the business or the business section to be acquired, it is not unusual for there to be substantial risks hidden in the operational areas.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div id='after_submenu_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-22449'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  av-animated-generic fade-in  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_layout_row  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Confucius realised the importance of carrying out checks when he said \u201cYou must check, what people hate; what people love, you must check\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Typical points to be assessed in an operational due diligence are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are the production costs considered in the business plan realistic?<\/li>\n<li>Were the past maintenance expenditures sufficient to maintain the functional reliability of the buildings and the equipment?<\/li>\n<li>Are the maintenance expenditures in the business plan appropriate?<\/li>\n<li>Is the business model scalable, where are the capacity bottlenecks and are the capital expenditures planned sufficient to achieve the budget?<\/li>\n<li>Can the production volumes considered in the business plan technically be achieved?<\/li>\n<li>Are there safety and environment risks in the sector that can jeopardise the entire business model?<\/li>\n<li>Do the planned operational improvements appear achievable?<\/li>\n<li>How efficient are the operational processes?<\/li>\n<li>Are there personnel risks in the operational areas (key-person risk)?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Completence Operational Consulting undertakes operational due diligence in the context of M&#038;A processes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22449","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/completence.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/completence.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/completence.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/completence.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/completence.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22449"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/completence.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22967,"href":"https:\/\/completence.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22449\/revisions\/22967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/completence.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}