Due Diligence
Buying or selling a company or a technology is a complex and time consuming task. There are a number of advisors who apply their expertise in completing the process, including lawyers, accountants, and investment bankers. These advisors add great value, but it is typically within a limited range of expertise.
RPX Group’s approach to due diligence is rooted in our experience in new venture creation. We combine an advisor’s focused expertise with an operator’s experience to improve the sale or acquisition process. We can often lower the transaction cost by working with your existing advisors as an alternative to hiring specialist firms with great technical experience but no feel for your business or technology.
Whether you are selling a company, business unit, or a technology, we apply many years of direct experience to support a maximum return on the investment of time and money. Our M&A clients have included privately held companies approached by an acquirer, universities faced with approval of the merger of a licensee, and venture capital firms and individual private equity investors. Examples of our services include:
Financial Analysis
CPA firms are excellent at auditing and verifying financial statements. RPX Group’s financial due diligence supplements the traditional review with business insight. Our analysis can help you refine the financial projections used to support the sale or acquisition of a company. We apply our experience at the CEO and CFO level to identifying trends, benchmarking performance, and pinpointing opportunities for improvement.
Management Assessment
When we build new companies RPX Group faces many of the same challenges a Board of Directors must consider when acquiring a company. Will the acquired team fit with our culture? Which incumbent should get the leadership job in a merged organization? We provide an objective third-party perspective to these and other management issues.
Operational Reviews
Few line managers are truly skilled at acquisition analysis and integration. RPX Group’s senior team have sold, acquired, or shut down a number of businesses and have faced operational and integration challenges numerous times. Management of employee retention programs, facility consolidation, and re-branding are just a few of the skills we can apply on your behalf.
Technology & Intellectual Property
RPX Group has many years of technology transfer and licensing experience. We can work with your attorneys to assess the IP landscape and license terms for offered technologies.