The importance of conducting due diligence when making business decisions can never be overstated. Companies in Dubai understand this and are increasingly relying on the services of due diligence companies to help them make sound financial decisions.

At AFS Auditing, we provide a comprehensive range of due diligence services, including financial due diligence, market analysis, competitive assessment, and more. We have a team of experienced professionals who are well-versed in the local laws and regulations so you can rest assured that your business is in safe hands.

Tax Due Diligence: Assessment of tax impact arising from ‘change in control’, assessment of historical tax exposures, identifying tax-saving opportunities, assessment of current tax position, assessment of various modes of tax neutral deal structuring.

Human Resources Due Diligence: Focuses on the impact of human capital by identifying the qualifications, technical ability and working initiative of the target firm’s senior management personnel and key staff.

Operational Due Diligence: Operational due diligence audit deals with the assessment of non-financial factors of a target company. It helps the prospective buyers to have a better understanding of business operations, organizational structure, internal process & system, performance evaluations of the management team and HR process of a target company.

Legal Due Diligence: Investigation of any legal risk associated with the rights and obligations of the investment decision. Issues may typically involve property ownership, intellectual property and employment disputes.

Administrative Due Diligence: Involves verifying admin-related items such as facilities, occupancy rate, number of workstations, etc. The idea is to verify the various facilities owned or occupied and determine whether all operational costs are captured in the financials.

Asset Due Diligence: Includes a detailed schedule of fixed assets and their locations, all lease agreements for equipment, a schedule of sales and purchases of major capital equipment during the recent past, real estate deeds, mortgages, title policies, and use permits.

Intellectual Property Due Diligence: Schedule of patents and patent applications, schedule of copyrights, trademarks and brand names, pending patents clearance documents, any pending claims case by or against the company in regard to violation of intellectual property.

Customer Due Diligence: When forming new business relationships, companies will often want to establish if a prospective customer is involved with illegal practices such as money laundering, or funding terrorist organizations. This type of due diligence minimizes the risk of conducting business with a new customer. A customer due diligence audit is becoming more relevant since the UAE introduced the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML-CFT).

Merger & Acquisition Due Diligence: Merger and acquisition (M&A) due diligence is initiated when two businesses intend to merge into one, or when one company is considering whether to acquire another. Auditors in Dubai carry out M&A due diligence to help a buyer determine whether to proceed with the proposed deal. M&A due diligence help the buyer to understand likely risks, and also plan for the acquisition of the target company without any worries.