BUSINESS OVERVIEW

• Business progression and growth since the genesis
• Infrastructure Details
• Number & Volume of Businesses being dealt
• Analysis of Formal Education & professional experience
• Geographic Reach & Market Hold
• Business Processes being followed - Organizational Structure, Payments, Security etc.
• Data Bank Search - CIBIL, CBI, SEBI etc.
• Local, National & Global Media Search for all the parties involved
• Qualitative assessment of the entire setup - Owners, Employees & Stakeholders

FINANCIALS

• Financial Statements' Analysis of all the firms of the concerned entities, for the past 3 years along with the latest available provisional financial statements
• Assessment of present risks or potential risks in future
• Banker Verifications & Status Check for Bank Transactions of the existing businesses
• Authenticity & Compliance check of Sources of Funds for the proposed business, whether in accordance with the predefined 'Terms of Reference'
• Overall Financial Status, Spare Capacity & Fundraising capabilities

LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE

• Civil and Criminal Litigation Check
• Case Details sought & reported wherever found
• Compliance Check for Partnership deeds, Registrar of Companies registration, ESI & EPF
• Income Tax, Goods & Service Tax liabilities verification
• Assessment Orders or Scrutiny about IT analyzed
• Any History of past default with SEBI, RBI, and or other Market Regulators
• License-compliance check and Insurance Verification to verify whether in compliance

REPUTATION AND ETHICS

• Extensive check of Local, National, and Global Media, Blogs, and internet databases for the history of any negative information/default
• All the key business principals existing/discontinued are interviewed to confirm the business credentials & capabilities of the entity involved
• A Market Reputation Check is undertaken with existing business associates and other market sources
• The Ethical Stature of the entity is also confirmed during the Reputation Checks