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Strategic Sourcing Due Diligence

Uncovering latent risk, assessing value creation potential, and verifying supplier capabilities during corporate acquisitions and investments.

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Evaluation & Risk Assessment

Deep-dive audit of sourcing fundamentals and supplier portfolios. We evaluate the maturity of approach to deliver value and assess the actual health, structural stability, and capacity limits of value creation alongside supply base risks.

  • Supplier concentration, dependency and single-source exposure
  • Contract terms, pricing mechanisms and hidden liabilities
  • Maturity of the sourcing function against the value case

Talent & Technical Verification

Assessing talent identification and reviewing business fundamentals, manufacturing capabilities, and operational vulnerabilities to ensure the vendor portfolio matches pre-merger valuation assumptions.

  • Capability of the procurement team and key-person risk
  • Manufacturing and quality capability at critical suppliers
  • Operational vulnerabilities tested against the investment thesis

Synergy & Margin Capture

Identifying immediate commercial leverage points. We map out actionable category strategies to eliminate friction and maximize value creation from the moment the transaction closes.

  • Quantified savings and synergy pipeline by category
  • Day-one priorities and a 100-day sourcing plan
  • Clear owners, milestones and tracking from close
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When clients call us

  • Pre-deal diligence on a manufacturing or distribution business
  • Validating supplier-related assumptions in an investment memo
  • Carve-outs that need a standalone supply base from day one
  • Post-close value creation plans that depend on procurement

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Sourcing TransformationDesign and implement sourcing strategies, operating models, and capability-building programs.Asia Supplier DevelopmentDevelop high-performing supplier networks across Asia to enhance resilience, quality, and competitiveness.

Put your supply base to work for enterprise value

Tell us about the acquisition, portfolio company or value creation programme you are working on. We will respond with a clear view of where sourcing can move the numbers.

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