Commercial Due Diligence Consultant
Find the risks. See the opportunities.
I help private equity and corporate development teams test the market, customers, and competition before they commit to a deal. I give an independent view of where the thesis holds, where it breaks, and where value can be created after close.
Why Commercial Due Diligence Matters
Bad acquisitions are expensive. Without an independent commercial view, deal teams:
That leads to overpaying, slow integration, and a thesis that doesn't hold. Good commercial due diligence tests the market, the customer, and the competition before you commit.
What You Get From Independent Due Diligence
I get unbiased answers your deal team can't get on its own. I run interviews so the person on the phone doesn't know who hired me or that I'm working on a deal. The insights get exactly what you need.
I use those insights, plus market and competitor research, to answer:
You leave with a clear view of the risks, opportunities, and insights to make an investment decision.
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How I Work
The process stays the same. The depth changes with the project.
That keeps the work tied to the investment decision, not a generic market intelligence report.
Example Commercial Due Diligence Engagements
60+ SaaS and AI Acquisitions
Private Equity | SaaS/AI
Supported commercial due diligence across 60+ SaaS and AI targets. Uncovered the risks, identified growth opportunities, and tested the investment thesis.
Transportation Acquisition
Corporate Development | Logistics
Pressure-tested a specialized transportation target. Assessed the market, competition, and customers before the acquisition decision.
CRE Software Acquisition
Corporate Development | Real Estate Technology
Ran customer interviews and a survey to test value, pricing, and churn potential on a commercial real estate software target. Presented analysis to CD team.
Industrial Services Acquisition
Corporate Development | Industrials
Assessed market size, customer needs, and scaling potential for a specialized industrial services target. Presented recommendations to the CD team.
What Changes After the Work
You get an independent commercial view before the investment committee has to decide.
You have a defensible basis to proceed, pass, or re-trade.
Ready to learn more about your target company's customers?
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Who Hires a Commercial Due Diligence Consultant
Private equity and corporate development teams hire a commercial due diligence consultant when an acquisition needs an independent commercial view.
It’s most useful when the deal is moving, the thesis needs to be tested, and you need a clean read before you commit.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Why hire you if we already call customers ourselves?
Your team is not anonymous. People guess who you are and what you want. I keep the client and the company off the call, then still get the answers you need. You get a cleaner read.
2. How do you work with our deal timeline?
Most CDD projects take 4 to 10 weeks. If your timeline is compressed, I bring on a partner so we can still cover the questions that matter.
3. What do you need from us to start?
The thesis, the target context you can share, and the questions the committee needs answered.
4. Will this conflict with work our bankers or consultants are already doing?
I can work beside or with them. My job is the independent commercial view, especially the customer and competitor read they cannot get cleanly.
5. Do you only work with private equity?
I work with PE firms and corporate development teams.
6. Do you only work once a target is under exclusivity?
I can help before you pick a target, during diligence, and after close. If you are early and still mapping the market, I can support you with market intelligence (/market-intelligence). If the deal is done and the company needs help positioning or selling, I can stay on through market intelligence or fractional CMO (/fractional-cmo) support.
7. Is this the same as market intelligence?
Market intelligence is the broader work. Commercial due diligence is that work focused on an acquisition or investment target.
8. Do you only do commercial due diligence?
No. If the decision is a product or go-to-market plan, that is market intelligence. If you need senior marketing help after the deal, that is fractional CMO support.
9. How do we start?
Book a discovery call. We will review the deal and timeline, then I will propose a scoped plan.
Ready to test the next product or market move?