Effective due diligence is an art, not a science. Combining an understanding of the
deal and our client’s needs, Endeavour can rapidly craft a worldwide team to act as
an effective partner in your next acquisition. As an independent, we can direct our
clients to the best team of field assessors to provide Phase I Environmental Site
Assessments and Limited Compliance Assessments. Endeavour works with the field
team to develop cost and risk models for acquisition success. Endeavour’s
principals are well-known for their abilities in the M&A space, having completed
thousands of transactions and having provided training to more than 250
professionals.
Managing Complex/Worldwide Phase I Transactions
Endeavour’s senior management is experienced in completing worldwide due
diligence assignments including hundreds of facilities. Endeavour works with a
worldwide network of due diligence professionals to provide the best team possible
working in the countries of concern. Endeavour also seeks the lowest cost – most
effective solution for its clients. By providing an experienced management team,
Endeavour can pinpoint due diligence issues, especially in operational due
diligence. Endeavour’s approach focuses on how the acquiring company will do
business in the future, not simply in the purchase of a piece of real estate.
Endeavour typically does not provide services for vacant real estate (greenfield
properties) or development properties (unless in conjunction with a larger
transaction or if previous operations may have impacted a currently vacant
property), preferring to focus our energy in the industrial due diligence arena.
Phase II/Limited Site Investigations
Endeavour provides project management for Phase II (limited site) investigations.
Endeavour works with a number of drilling and sampling contractors throughout the
US on these projects. Endeavour’s depth and strength of subcontracting
relationships provides effective, accurate local assistance in Phase II work. Unlike
many of the major consultants providing similar management services, we are not
wedded to our own staff, thereby preventing potential errors of judgment and
misunderstandings of local geological and hydrogeological conditions. We are
capable of providing clear-eyed and objective evaluations of the facts as presented,
not how we or our clients may want them to be. We frequently provide third-party
review of other consultants’ due diligence efforts, helping our clients to better
evaluate potential environmental risks and understand the short- and long-term
implications of that risk so that the client can develop a viable exit strategy for their
investment.
Managing Acquisition EHS Risk
Endeavour works with acquiring companies to develop a business risk profile for
clients who are interested in understanding the future risk horizon. Through the use
of modified Monte Carlo analyses, Endeavour can develop a financial risk profile for
any business. Endeavour’s products have been used to alter the valuation in bid
situations for acquisitions.