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Operational due diligence

Understand the operation you are about to own.

For buyers of businesses, sites, and product lines: what keeps the operation running, what could interrupt it, and what has to happen for a workable transition. Financial diligence shows the numbers. Operational diligence shows whether the operation can deliver them.

The questions behind the purchase

Can it deliver today? Will it work under new ownership?

An operation may depend on one supplier, one machine, a shared system, or knowledge held by the seller. Inventory may be on the books but unavailable for use. A transfer may require equipment, training, or validation work that the timeline has not allowed for.

We connect those operating details to the buyer’s decisions, with evidence, uncertainties, and actions made explicit.

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Areas of review

From suppliers
to customer delivery.

The exact scope depends on the business, the transaction, information access, and timing. A diligence review draws on the core operating areas below, plus acquisition-specific review of the transfer itself.

Suppliers & purchasingInventory & supply planningOrders, warehousing & deliveryWorkflow & production capacityEquipment, tooling & process recordsQuality, packaging & traceabilityPeople, roles & continuitySystems, data & visibility

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Transfer feasibility & transitionWhat will actually be available on day one?
What we look at
  • Assets, inventory, tooling, drawings, records, and systems included in the transaction or shared with other operations.
  • Supplier and service dependencies, and contract-transfer questions for the buyer’s legal team.
  • Seller support, named responsibilities, training, system access, and knowledge transfer.
  • Production stop and start dates, transfer stock, replacement equipment, requalification or validation needs, and the handoff to integration.
What this helps you decide
What must be resolved before transfer, what support must continue, and which workstreams need owners, time, and funding.
Additional review for regulated productsWhich quality and technical dependencies could interrupt supply?
What we look at
  • Quality-system and product records, open corrective actions, inspection history, and documentation gaps.
  • Packaging specifications, label controls, shelf-life evidence, and validation records.
  • Sterilization-provider dependencies, environmental controls, and supporting qualification records.
  • Registration, licensing, product-transfer, and change-control questions for qualified regulatory and quality specialists.
What this helps you decide
Which regulated dependencies could delay the transition, and where specialist review must be scheduled.

Aniedo leads the operational review and coordinates qualified quality, regulatory, and engineering specialists where needed. Technical validation, legal opinions, and certification are scoped separately.

Evidence before conclusions

A finding needs more
than a red flag.

We distinguish verified evidence, management statements, assumptions, and missing information. Where the evidence supports it, we estimate operational impact and the time or resources needed to respond.

Findings & priorities

A concise view of the material issues, their evidence, severity, potential business impact, and unresolved questions.

A usable risk register

Each issue has a recommended action, owner, timing, and validation status. Assumptions and information gaps stay visible.

A transition handoff

Pre-transfer actions, seller-support dependencies, and follow-on work for the team that will run or integrate the operation.

Relevant experience

Reviewing a medical device
product line before acquisition.

ASSESS
Operational Due Diligence for the Acquisition of a Medical Device Product Line
What the data room showed was clean margins. What the plant floor showed was a different picture.
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Experience reflects work across both consulting engagements and prior corporate leadership roles.

After close: post-acquisition integration →

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What needs to work better?

Tell us about the transaction in front of you. We will help define the right scope.

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