Make confident business decisions with expert due diligence support. We identify risks, validate assumptions, and protect long-term value for investors, acquirers, and business owners in the UAE.
Due diligence is a structured and independent assessment of a business, investment, or transaction. Our business due diligence services go beyond financial numbers to uncover commercial, operational, tax, regulatory, and valuation risks that may impact your decision.
We support M&A transactions, Private Equity investments, Strategic Partnerships, and internal restructuring with practical, commercially focused insights aligned with UAE regulatory realities.
A structured process to ensure clarity before commitment.
We align our focus with your specific investment or acquisition goals.
Identifying key risk areas including financial, tax, and operational red flags.
Rigorous collection and analysis of financial and operational data.
Verifying assumptions to ensure the business model is viable and scalable.
Actionable reports without jargon, highlighting synergy and downside risks.
Supporting transaction pricing and negotiation with hard data.
We provide end-to-end support tailored to the nature of your transaction and industry.
Revenue quality, margin analysis, cash flow sustainability, and working capital assessment to ensure earnings quality.
Evaluating market size, competitive positioning, customer concentration risks, and business model scalability.
Identifying risks in Corporate Tax compliance, VAT exposure, transfer pricing, and cross-border tax liabilities.
Coordinating with legal advisors to review licensing, corporate structure, key contracts, and litigation risks.
Independent business valuation and fair value assessment to support deal structuring and negotiations.
Uncovering hidden liabilities, debt obligations, and off-balance-sheet exposures before you sign.
Dubai’s fast-growing economy offers immense opportunities but also unique risks. Without proper due diligence, businesses risk overpaying, inheriting tax liabilities, or facing post-transaction disputes.
Trusted by Private Equity firms, Venture Capitalists, Family Offices, Corporate Acquirers, and High-growth startups in Dubai.
Talk to a Due Diligence ExpertWe analyse the target's reported EBITDA and reconstruct it on a normalised basis — stripping out one-off items, non-recurring adjustments, owner-specific costs, accounting policy differences, and management adjustments. We cover: revenue recognition policies; sustainability of revenue streams; related-party transactions and their pricing; owner compensation running through the P&L; and accounting policy consistency across the review period.
For sellers preparing for a sale process. A credible vendor due diligence report reduces information asymmetry, accelerates the acquiror's diligence timeline, and reduces the probability of late-stage price chips driven by due diligence findings. We prepare vendor DD reports that give prospective acquirors confidence and give sellers control over the narrative.
Reported EBITDA of AED 14.2M. Our Quality of Earnings analysis identified AED 3.6M of adjustments, including one-off insurance recoveries incorrectly treated as recurring revenue and below-market related-party property rent. After normalising earnings, EBITDA reduced to AED 10.6M, providing the buyer with a stronger basis for negotiations and supporting a revised offer price that was 18% below the seller's initial asking price.
Reduction in the final offer price after identifying AED 3.6M of Quality of Earnings adjustments and recalculating sustainable EBITDA.
Valuation Arabia is one of the leading and trusted valuation firms, offering expert startup valuation, business valuation, and financial assessment services across Dubai and the UAE. Our team provides accurate, transparent, and industry-standard valuations to support fundraising, mergers, acquisitions, and strategic decision-making for companies of all sizes.
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