Mergers & Acquisitions
Vendor due diligence: what the CFO must fix before the report
A vendor due diligence report only protects value if the numbers behind it already reconcile. The finance issues a CFO should settle before commissioning one. The report sets out the considerations and practical implications discussed in the article.
- Format
- PDF · 14 pages
- Published
- Published Oct 2026
- Article
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What's inside
- 01The exit backlog has made sale readiness a competitive advantage
- 02Australian and New Zealand sellers face selective buyers, so evidence outranks narrative
- 03A vendor due diligence report is a control on your own numbers, not a brochure
- 04Quality of earnings disputes are settled by normalisation policy, not argument
- 05Working capital and net debt are where price is quietly lost