Operations Due Diligence

In today’s unpredictable transaction race, EFESO helps investors gain the edge with rapid, operations-focused due diligence – turning complexity into clarity, uncovering value, and enabling faster, sharper deals.

Uncovering Hidden Value Drivers

Competition in transaction is intense. Multiple bidders chase the same target under tight deadlines, making the ability to identify value creation potential a decisive advantage.

Opportunities are increasingly complex, requiring not only financial insight but also deep operational expertise and technological drivers such as automation, digitalization, and global pressures. Traditional approaches often overlook these dimensions.

EFESO goes further. We take the time to understand in depth your investment thesis and the operational implications to make it happen. Our global expert network brings specialized knowledge across industries and geographies.

We identify operational requirements, highlight risks, and uncover opportunities others overlook. With EFESO, you gain clarity on what truly drives future value creation – giving you sharper bids, stronger confidence, and a distinct advantage.

Meet our Operations Due Diligence Leaders

Fabian Rodriguez

Partner

Andrea Mantegazza

Managing Director & Senior Partner

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Real Results Achieved with our Clients

65%

Diligence resulting in a transaction

25%

Average cost reduction potential

32%

Average margin expansion

A Tailored and Pragmatic Approach that Fits your Reality

EFESO delivers operational due diligence with depth, speed, and precision. We combine hands-on experience, performance analytics, and relevant industry benchmarks to assess scalability, margin expansion potential, capital efficiency potential, and risk.

Our teams map the value-creation drivers from growth requirements and cost reduction to footprint optimization and capability building and quantify their associated value creation impact. We engage closely with deal teams and other advisors to align on diligence goals and validate impactful insights. Drawing on a global network of experts, we ensure coverage across industries and geographies.

The result: robust, clear, and quantifiable insights that drive confident investment decisions.

Real Results Together

Operations Due Diligence Client Results

Explore Business cases & Client Results

Automotive and Commercial Vehicles

Private Equity

Automotive Supplier Doubles Scale Through Strategic M&A Integration

Industrial machinery manufacturer faced complexity in custom equipment production. We implemented modular design principles, standardized components, and optimized project management, reducing lead times by 40%.

Food & Beverage

Private Equity

A Comprehensive Operational Analysis to Maximize Exit Value

Food ingredients supplier required rapid turnaround after quality issues. We stabilized operations, rebuilt quality systems, and restored customer confidence, returning to full production within 6 months.

Industrial Manufacturing

Private Equity

Comprehensive Value Creation in Window Manufacturing Across Multiple Investment Cycles

Window manufacturer required operational turnaround amid market pressures. We restructured production, implemented lean manufacturing, and optimized supply chain, reducing costs by 30%.

The EFESO Touch

Working with EFESO on diligence means true partnership. We don’t stop at analysis. We work with your team to validate findings and co-create actionable strategies that can be implemented upon a successful transaction. We bring global reach, local expertise, and decades of operational know-how. Our experts have led operational diligences and post-transaction transformations across sectors, from industrials and consumer goods, to aerospace, defense and life sciences.

This combination of fact-based analysis and hands-on execution ensures that our recommendations are not just theoretical but grounded in operational reality. Clients trust EFESO because we work alongside them, bringing measurable results and building confidence through collaboration. With us, due diligence becomes the first step in value creation. Together, we build confidence, mitigate risk, and unlock superior returns.