Cracking the Code: Master the Business Valuation Methods for Success
When it comes to correctly determining the real value of a business, investors, entrepreneurs and experts confront themselves with a critical question: What business valuation methods to use to obtain an accurate result? Moreover, accuracy is complex and notoriously difficult when it comes to business valuation. Many factors are difficult to predict and assumptions that […]
Marketing Due Diligence Best Practices
When it comes to making decisions about a merger, acquisition or business partnership, marketing due diligence is essential. It’s easy to overestimate a target company’s success and underestimate the investment necessary to meet your sales targets following a merger or acquisition. What looks like a successful marketing campaign on the surface (in terms of engagement […]
A Very Unmerry Merger or how Symanto Saved Christmas…Yet again
With the jingle-sniffles pandemic under control, and the elves happier than ever thanks to Symanto, Santa was looking forward to a drama-free Christmas 2022. Little did he know that a Machiavellian plot was underway that threatened to sully Santa’s good name, and ruin Christmas forever. Chapter One Thank you 2021 It was January 2022 and […]
A Guide to Market Due Diligence Data
Is your target company future-proof? Market due diligence (also commonly referred to as commercial due diligence) is an essential step for investors and stakeholders to understand market trends, potential market opportunities, the competition, and how the target company can take advantage of those opportunities. Given ongoing market disruption and continually changing market trends, commercial due […]
Unleashing the Power of AI Decision Support Systems: The Future of Business and Investment
Artificial intelligence has been around for a while, but it is only recently that we have begun to see its true potential in practical terms. With the development of machine learning and natural language processing (NLP), AI is now able to provide decision support systems that can help businesses and investors make better decisions faster […]
Cómo realizar un proceso de diligencia debida en una empresa
El objetivo de un proceso de diligencia debida es inspeccionar y evaluar todos los aspectos de una empresa para poder tomar una decisión informada con respecto a la idoneidad de una fusión o adquisición. Para eso, tendrás que descubrir la mayor cantidad de datos corporativos posible. El primer punto, y el más obvio, es revisar […]
Digital Due Diligence in 7 Steps: A Guide to Investigating Online Assets and Brand Health
When you are considering a merger, acquisition, or other significant business transaction, it is important to perform a thorough digital due diligence investigation. This involves reviewing all of the digital assets and data of the company that you are considering doing business with. In this blog post, we will discuss the 7 key elements of […]
How AI Due Diligence is Changing the M&A Process
An increasing number of consultancies and PE firms are modernising the M&A process with the help of AI, and it’s not hard to see why. With AI due diligence research tools, businesses can automate and speed up a number of time-consuming tasks, making the entire process more efficient and accurate. So, what exactly is AI […]
Going Beyond Sentiment and Decoding Brand Health for Due Diligence
Customer sentiment can tell you a lot. Measuring net sentiment can give you a quick pulse on how well a brand is doing, and sentiment by topic can help you pinpoint issues customers are struggling with (or raving about). But sentiment analysis is just the beginning when it comes to understanding what people think about […]
Consulting Industry Trends in the Wake of Economic Uncertainty
The consulting industry is expected to be affected in a number of ways by the economic uncertainty that has taken hold of businesses and consumers alike over the past few months. Consulting firms had been anticipating growth this year as the economy picked up steam post-COVID, but many of those predictions have now effectively been […]
PE Trends 2022: H1 Overview, H2 Predictions & Riding Out the Storm
Overview H1 2022 The PE market has experienced some slowdown as stock markets feel the full impact of a turbulent start to the year mired by inflation, rising interest rates and trade tensions. But private equity is better insulated after years of fundraising and plenty of “dry powder” (unspent capital) in reserve. As a result, […]
ESG Sentiment Analysis: Tracking the Mood of Stakeholders
Interest in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) sentiment analysis has grown in recent years, and investors are fast discovering its uses. Increasingly, ESG is not only about doing the most socially responsible thing but also about making smart investment decisions. By tracking the mood of stakeholders towards ESG issues, investors can gain a better understanding […]
Financial Services M&A Due Diligence: A Symanto Case Study
Emerging reports reveal that mergers and acquisitions in the financial services market are at an all-time high. In 2021, the financial services M&A value stood at €22.6 billion. That compared with less than €2 billion just a year earlier, when there was an unexpected lack of M&A activity. This coincided with a rise in neobanks […]
Using AI to Gauge Voice of Employee for Due Diligence
With the help of AI, you can get an informed reading of employee opinion, satisfaction, and an understanding of the existing culture of a company in a process termed “Voice of Employee”. What exactly is Voice of Employee? Why it’s important to due diligence? And how does AI help to expedite the process? We cover […]
Using Data-Driven AI to Discover The Best Strategic Investment Opportunities
At around the time we all got sick of hearing the word “unprecedented” the business landscape was morphing and evolving at such a rate that it was hard to keep track. As businesses folded, many others emerged and grew, capitalising on the world’s dependence and fixation on social media. It’s fertile ground for discovering new […]
The Benefits of Big Data Analytics for Mergers and Acquisitions
There’s a new phase in the mergers and acquisition deal cycle: big data analytics. Never before has it been easier to get an overview of the health of a target business or organisation. Thanks to readily available big data online and increasingly advanced AI technology, you can scope out your target quickly and with more […]
How to conduct due diligence on a company
The aim of conducting due diligence is to inspect and evaluate all affairs of the target company such that you can make an informed decision about whether or not to proceed with a merger or acquisition. For that, you’ll need to unearth as much corporate data as possible. The first and most obvious point of […]
The Implications of Social Media Data for Due Diligence
Social media is an all-too-often overlooked, valuable source of due diligence data. In this blog we cover how to make the most of consumer generated data to drive decision-making and expose both new opportunities for growth and threats to the brand. Almost every business has some kind of presence on social media sites, be it […]
How to Use Big Data To Answer Commercial Due Diligence Questions
A commercial due diligence check encompasses far more than just monitoring the financial health of a company. To understand the overall health of a brand, you need more context. For this reason, we’ve compiled a list of over 50 commercial due diligence questions across 6 dimensions: financial, reputational, demand, customers, products and services and marketing. […]
Symanto Releases Sainsbury’s Sentiment Report for Due Diligence amid Takeover Speculation
After the sale of Morrison’s, the UK’s supermarket chain, to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice last month, there’s been a lot of speculation amongst investors about the possibility of a takeover of rival supermarket chain, Sainsbury’s. News that US buyer firm Apollo was considering a bid sent Sainsbury’s shares skyrocketing by 15% at the beginning of […]
M&A Due Diligence and Competitive Analysis Using Online Data
Whether or not you are looking to merge with or acquire a new business right now, it’s always beneficial to monitor the horizon for threats and opportunities in your business landscape. Stay clued up on your competitor movements and consumer trends to enhance your corporate strategy and keep your business one step ahead with the […]
ECommerce Due Diligence: Discover Important and Comprehensive Insights Within a Few Days
For investors or buyers, one of the most important aspects of a due diligence report is understanding the key challenges a company currently faces. Not only that, it’s crucial to know whether the issues are longstanding, whether they are fixable, and how a company’s performance fares against its competitors. All of this information can now […]
