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The fundamentals of financial due diligence and its role in the merger and acquisition process.
How to analyze and interpret financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
Techniques for identifying and assessing financial risks, including credit risk, market risk, and operational risk.
The importance of understanding a company's financial performance and trends, and how to use financial metrics to evaluate a company's overall health.
How to conduct a thorough review of a company's accounting policies and procedures, and identify any potential issues or red flags.
The legal and regulatory requirements for financial due diligence and how to ensure compliance with these requirements.
Sr. No. | Caption | Description | Min |
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1 | Introduction | • Self-introduction. • Journey so far • Ice breaker - Quick tip for interviews [behavirol] • Approach for the session - What is important and key for cracking the interview |
10 |
2 | What is FDD / TD | • DD meaning + necessity • Role [Eg: Doctor certificate] • Different streams + Carve out process • Buyside vs sell side • Theme line for FDD = EBITDA, NWC and ND. • Jargon and abbreviations • Audit vs FDD • Deal Journey = Deal closure |
30 |
3 | EV to Equity bridge | • Objective and importance • Emphasis on normalization • Rationale for all items of FS. • Closing mechanism |
20 |
4 | Adjusted EBITDA | • Objective and importance • Sample illustrations • Key procedures for analysis • Interview tip to check for analytical mindsets • Business acumen items • Sample illustrations including Lease accounting (Ind AS + Cash cost) |
60 |
5 | Break | Break | 10 |
6 | Diligence mindset | • Fraud vs diligence mindset (man vs machine) • Typical interview questions • Importance of excel - pivots + Power BI |
20 |
7 | Adjusted Net debt | • Objective and importance • Sample illustrations • Illustrative debt and debt-like items are both ways of thinking about the buy side vs sell side • Off-balance sheet items |
45 |
8 | Adjusted net working capital | • Objective and importance • Trend computations • Days relevance • Target |
45 |
9 | Quick re-cap | • EV to equity • Adjustment tables |
20 |
10 | Key P&L analysis | • Caption level walk - revenue to costs. • KPIs and trends - concentration • Financial vs operational analysis • Industry-level specifications [Quick tip for interviews] • Importance of assertions = Completeness + reconciliations. • PV formula + Mix impacts + Bridges • Vintage analysis • Seasonality • Constant currency • Outturn & forecast analysis + sensitivities |
70 |
11 | Cash flows | • Free cash flows • Cash burn • Definition of cash balances |
10 |
12 | Capex | • Growth vs maintenance • Deferred Capex - aging • Key questions to check for |
10 |
13 | Break | Break | 10 |
14 | Key BS analysis | • Functional BS • AR analysis + PDD assessment + ECLM approach • Inventory analysis • AP analysis • Other assets and liabilities • Employee-related liabilities |
60 |
15 | Deal documents | • SPA • CP, CS, and warranties • Lockbox approach |
20 |
16 | Mock interview - sample | • Sample questions = behavioral • Grilling approach = Question over question |
20 |
17 | Recap and closure | 20 |
Students & Professionals
Students & Professionals
Students & Professionals
We are excited to introduce you to our Financial Due Diligence masterclass mentor, CA Avinash Khandelwal.
With a wealth of knowledge and experience, He is the perfect guide to take you through the complexities of this critical process.
He has worked on numerous financial due diligence projects for a wide range of clients, from small startups to large multinational corporations. He has a deep understanding of the key principles and best practices for conducting financial due diligence and is able to provide valuable insights and real-world examples to help you understand the concepts.
With him as your mentor, you can be confident that you are receiving the best guidance and instruction. He is dedicated to helping you succeed and will be available to answer any questions and provide support throughout the course.
Don't miss this opportunity to learn from one of the best in the field.
Enroll Now and we will see you inside :)
Yes, you will get a certificate after you complete this course
The validity of the course is 6 months
Yes, you will get a validity extension by contacting our support team
It is a pre-recorded batch. However, there will be live interactive sessions with the trainer.
You will get the resources in the course with which you have to practice
The course is in Hinglish
Yes, you can run the course on mobile phone in our app, but you need laptop to practice
No, we have structured the course from basic to advanced so that candidates can learn it easily
The earlier you learn the better it is, you can learn the course now and practice when you join articleship