List of illustrations
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Getting started
Chapter 3: Working with advisers
Chapter 4: Financial due diligence
Chapter 5: Legal due diligence
Chapter 6: Commercial due diligence
Chapter 7: Human Resources due diligence
Chapter 8: Management due diligence
Chapter 9: Pensions due diligence
Chapter 10: Tax due diligence
Chapter 11: Environmental due diligence
Chapter 12: IT due diligence
Chapter 13: Technology due diligence
Chapter 14: Intellectual property due diligence
Chapter 15: Anti-trust due diligence
Biography
Peter Howson draws on thirty years of M&A and due diligence experience gained both in industry and as an adviser. His M&A experience began at the British conglomerate TI Group, where he was part of the small team which, through 75 acquisitions and disposals, transformed it from a UK focused supplier of commodity products into a global specialist engineering company. This was followed by a spell in Corporate Finance at the Investment Bank Barings, where he focused on domestic and cross-border deals in manufacturing industries. He continued his career with senior finance and M&A roles with British Steel and the automotive company T&N before spending 15 years as a London based commercial due diligence specialist advising corporates and private equity on potential acquisitions.
