Due Diligence
There are also differences between service and manufacturing companies when it comes to due diligence.
Manufacturing companies are often focused on issues of quality, compliance and warranties, for example, where a piece of plant or capital equipment is used in the business - the contract that supports it needs to be checked for security of supply e.g. of maintenance parts. On the other hand, due diligence in service companies is often more concerned with MRO issues, software/IT contracts and issues of overheads. It is rather like looking into the future in terms of requirements as opposed to looking at equipment already being used.
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