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Due Diligence

  1. a) Financial due diligence
  2. b) Tax due diligence
  3. c) Business Review including business, financial, tax analysis
  4. d) Arrange and coordinate external specialists in the areas of legal, human resources, IT and environmental due diligence.

As a general rule, we do not consider deal size. We also offer reverse due diligence services to the seller.

Valuation

  1. a) Valuation analysis for M&A transactions (purchase/sale price, merger ratio calculation, etc.)
  2. b) Valuation of goodwill for purchase price allocation when applying the purchase method for business combination
  3. c) Valuation analysis for application of asset impairment accounting
  4. d) Valuation analysis in group reorganization (primarily for tax purposes)
  5. e) Appraisal of classified shares
  6. f) Appraisal of loan receivable
  7. g) Others

M&A Financial Advisory Service

  1. a) Advice on structuring
  2. b) Development of negotiation strategy
  3. c) Advice on contracts
  4. d) Preliminary valuation for negotiation purposes
  5. e) Progress management of deal process
  6. f) Advice on IR such as press release and others
  7. g) Closing support
  8. h) Others

Advice is centered on M&A deal execution and we also provide limited advice. We target small to medium-sized transactions with valuation of 5 billion yen or less. Transaction support for deals larger that those will be serviced by GCA Savvian Corporation.

Turnaround Support

  1. a) Advice on turnaround structuring
  2. b) Support on creating business restructuring plans
  3. c) Calculation of business value and redeemable debt
  4. d) Management of business restructuring plan approval process
  5. e) Closing support
  6. f) Arrangement and finance arrangement of corporate sponsors

At DCo, we fully utilize our wide-ranging M&A advisory and support expertise to carry out due diligence for turnarounds as well as one-stop advisory service from arrangement to closing. Moreover, as part of the comprehensive support services of the GCA Savvian Group, GCAS may offer corporate sponsor or financier arrangements according to the needs of the client.

Internal Control Consulting

  1. a) Preliminary investigation of internal control system in accordance with J-SOX rules
  2. b) Internal control system planning and maintenance progress support

Post-investment Monitoring Services

  1. a) Support in creating and maintaining monitoring data systems for investment destinations
  2. b) Support for setting up monitoring formats and monitoring indicators
  3. c) Support for creating regular monitoring reports

Tax Advisory

  1. a) Tax advice for M&A and turnaround transactions
  2. b) Advice on international taxation
  3. c) Tax planning on business succession

In some cases, we may refer clients to tax professionals with close alliances to the GCA Savvian Group.

Other Accounting Consulting Services

 

Example of DCo services

DCo Services Case1 Case2 Case3 Case4
Business Review including business, financial and tax analysis - ○ ○ ○
Financial due diligence ○ - - ○
Tax due diligence ○ - - ○
Corporate valuation analysis - ○ ○ ○
Advice on structuring - ○ ○ ○
Negotiation strategy planning and negotiation representation - - ○ ○
Contract construction support - - ○ ○
Post-investment monitoring service - - - ○
Post-investment Internal control consulting - - - ○
[Case 1]
Scope of service : Traditional financial and tax due diligence only We will review the target company from an accounting perspective only in which we examine the balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements.
[Case 2]
Scope of service : In addition to the traditional financial and tax due diligence, we will perform a Business Review with the purpose of flushing out all risks associated with the investment. In addition, we will provide corporate valuation assessment of the target company as well as structuring advice based on the issues and risks found.
[Case 3]
Scope of service : In addition to services covered in Case 2 above, we will support clients in their negotiating the terms and conditions of the contract including purchase price determination and drafting the contract. This case is best suited for small to medium-sized deals in cases where financial advisers are not appointed.
[Case 4]
Scope of service : We will work to comprehensively support the execution process of M&A transactions. In addition, we will support the integration and monitoring process after the investment. By doing so, we can make maximum use of the information gathered through the due diligence process.