What It Does
The M&A module analyses information memoranda, CIMs, management presentations, and financial models using an adversarial 8-stage pipeline built on Anthropic's Claude AI. It cross-references seller representations against independent data, identifies contradictions across documents, validates financial projections, and produces 6 IC-ready reports per deal in 35 minutes. The platform covers the full transaction lifecycle: pre-acquisition screening, deal due diligence, and post-merger integration monitoring.
Who Uses It
PE firms conducting portfolio acquisitions, corporate development teams, M&A advisory firms, and strategic buyers evaluating targets.
How It Works
Upload
PDF or PowerPoint. The system accepts pitch decks, information memoranda, project documents, and financial models in 100+ languages.
Extract
Document content is extracted in approximately 5 seconds — text, tables, charts, metadata, and embedded images via OCR.
Claim extraction
The system identifies every verifiable claim in the document — typically 40-65+ claims per deal. Revenue figures, market size, team credentials, partnership claims, regulatory assertions.
Country risk assessment
Live data from IMF WEO, World Bank WGI, and Transparency International for 50 countries. Composite risk scores across 5 pillars: economic, governance, corruption, external, and stability.
Feasibility analysis
Technical, financial, and regulatory feasibility assessment. DSCR, IRR, NPV calculations. Reference class forecasting to benchmark claims against comparable projects.
Cross-reference verification
Every claim is checked against 15+ data sources: SEC EDGAR, company registries, financial databases, web search, Wayback Machine. Premium integrations available: Bloomberg, Moody's, S&P Capital IQ, Refinitiv, PitchBook, Preqin, Orbis, CB Insights.
Background checks
All principals and key personnel verified against public records, corporate registries, sanctions lists, and prior company histories.
Report generation
6 IC-ready reports produced in 35 minutes: Decision Memo, Claim Verification Report, Feasibility Assessment, Stage Gate Report, Claim Integrity Delta, One-Page Deal Summary.
Key Capabilities
8-stage adversarial pipeline — Upload → Extract → Claims → Country Risk → Feasibility → Verify → Background → Report
100+ languages for document analysis (powered by Claude AI)
CIM and information memorandum analysis with cross-document contradiction detection
Seller representation verification against public filings and regulatory records
EBITDA normalisation and quality of earnings cross-referencing
Integration with Bloomberg, Moody's, S&P Capital IQ, Refinitiv for comparable transaction analysis
Full transaction lifecycle — pre-acquisition screening, deal DD, post-merger integration monitoring
Institutional knowledge base — pattern recognition across all M&A transactions analysed
Longitudinal tracking — detecting how seller representations change between process stages
6 IC-ready reports per deal in 35 minutes
What Makes It Different
M&A processes generate hundreds of documents across multiple workstreams. DiligenceWorks is AI-native — not a virtual data room with AI bolted on — and is built to find the contradictions between what sellers claim in one document and what the data shows in another. The platform tracks how representations evolve across process stages and maintains institutional intelligence across all transactions, so patterns from previous acquisitions inform every future evaluation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What documents does the M&A module require?
At minimum: an information memorandum or management presentation, plus historical financial statements. The module works with whatever is available and flags missing documentation.
Can it handle data room contents?
Yes. The module can process multiple documents simultaneously and cross-reference between them.
How is this different from a virtual data room?
A VDR (like Datasite) stores and shares deal documents. DiligenceWorks analyses them adversarially — extracting claims, cross-referencing against independent data, and producing 6 IC-ready reports. They serve different purposes and can be used alongside each other.
Can it analyse documents in multiple languages within a single deal?
Yes. M&A transactions frequently involve documents in multiple languages. DiligenceWorks analyses documents in 100+ languages within a single deal, cross-referencing claims across language boundaries.
Does it track how seller representations change during the process?
Yes. The longitudinal tracking capability automatically compares documents across process stages — management presentation vs CIM vs updated data room materials — flagging representations that change between versions.
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