Operational Due Diligence
On-site technical audit to identify hidden operational risks and define the 100-Day Plan
Service description
- Excelia’s Operational Due Diligence is a hands-on engagement, conducted directly on site by our Partners with extensive senior-level operational experience.
- The goal is to provide the deal team with an independent, actionable, execution-focused assessment, highlighting risks, gaps, and potential value levers that Financial DD may not identify.
Areas of focus
- Production facilities and infrastructure - actual capacity, bottlenecks, maintenance condition, obsolescence.
- Operational processes - flow efficiency, WIP, rework, setup times, data quality.
- Supply Chain & Logistics - critical suppliers, lead times, resilience, dependency risks.
- Operational governance - process maturity, frontline leadership, ERP/MES systems.
- Technical compliance & HSE - compliance with regulations, safety, and requirements for integration into the group.
Client deliverables
- Operational Risk Map highlighting hidden risks.
- Assessment of the asset’s scalability and integration potential.
- Estimate of the CAPEX required to make facilities Fit for Purpose.
An operational 100-Day Plan, developed and validated by Excelia’s Operations Management team.
Value for the client
- Reduces operational uncertainty in the deal.
- Supports better-informed investment decisions.
- Anticipate issues that impact EBITDA, production continuity, and post-acquisition integration.
Provides an immediately actionable plan for the first 100 days.
No overhead costs
Our model eliminates the burden of traditional in-house structures. Access senior expertise, operational governance, and execution capabilities only when you need them. The full strength of a multinational organization, without the fixed costs.
On demand
We bring our expertise to bear only when you need it, at exactly the moment it can make an impact.
A flexible model that gives you modular access to senior Partners, advanced methodologies, and industrial execution capabilities, tailored to the needs of the deal or operational phase.
Plug and Play
We hit the ground running.
Our Plug & Play model gives you access to senior expertise, industrial methodologies, and execution capabilities with no onboarding time, no complexity, and no friction.
We integrate into existing processes, strengthen them, and make them faster, delivering value from day one.
Senior-level execution
We bring senior-level execution into your business, delivered by Partners who have led complex operations in global industrial environments.
This is not theory; it’s practice: fast decisions, a rigorous methodology, and direct accountability for results.
The difference lies in experience—and in the ability to turn it into immediate value.
