Diligeo

Diligeo is a French firm specialising in pre-acquisition analysis for small and medium-sized business takeovers. According to its official website, it provides independent analysis of small-business acquisition files, supporting buyers at every stage from scouting targets to analysing their first candidates. The company positions itself as offering "the rigour of a professional firm and a fixed fee" that allows a buyer to assess several targets before choosing one. Diligeo's service is built around the acquisition journey. It scouts targets by reading company registers and listings, using a chain of language models to select businesses that meet a buyer's criteria, whether already for sale or potentially coming to market soon. Each company on the shortlist is provided with its source and the criteria it meets, and the strongest matches come with a detailed profile covering activities, management, indications of a potential sale and financial statements. For buyers who have already identified an opportunity, Diligeo performs an independent workup of the file to the same standards as for an individual buyer: restated profitability, valuation, total cost and risks, delivered within 24 to 72 business hours and ready to present to a board or committee. The firm emphasises three commitments: a fixed fee known in advance, applied consistently to every case through a public fee schedule; a 24–72 business hour turnaround for a complete reading rather than a sample; and no stake in the sale, meaning no brokerage mandate and no follow-on work to sell the client, so that the same opinion is given whichever side of the table the client sits on. Diligeo states that it does not advise on acquisition strategy, does not value synergies, and does not carry search mandates; scouting flags opportunities but is not a mandate. Framework terms exist for professional acquirers and serial transactions. The company operates in France, across a region or nationwide, and is described by Wikidata as a French pre-acquisition analysis firm for small and medium business takeovers.

Diligeo is a French firm that provides pre-acquisition analysis for small and medium-sized business takeovers. Public information about its founding, founders and corporate history is limited; the available evidence comes from its official website and a Wikidata entry describing it as a French pre-acquisition analysis firm for small and medium business takeovers. The company's model, as presented on its website, is built around the acquisition journey, which it describes as decided at four stages. At the scouting stage, Diligeo builds a shortlist of targets from company registers and listings, using a chain of language models to identify businesses that meet a buyer's criteria, whether already for sale or potentially coming to market soon. Each company is provided with its source and the criteria it meets, and the strongest matches come with a detailed profile covering activities, management, indications of a potential sale and financial statements. Approaching the seller remains the buyer's negotiation; Diligeo states that it takes no part in it. For buyers who have already identified an opportunity, Diligeo performs an independent workup of the file to the same standards as for an individual buyer, covering restated profitability, valuation, total cost and risks, delivered within 24 to 72 business hours and ready to present to a board or committee. The firm also supports external growth by acquisition across a region or all of France, listing peers and complementary businesses that match a buyer's criteria from registers and the visible market, checked one by one. Framework terms exist for professional acquirers and serial transactions. Diligeo emphasises three commitments at every stage: a fixed fee known in advance, applied consistently to every case through a public fee schedule; a 24–72 business hour turnaround for a complete reading rather than a sample; and no stake in the sale, meaning no brokerage mandate and no follow-on work to sell the client, so that the same opinion is given whichever side of the table the client sits on. The firm states that it does not advise on acquisition strategy, does not value synergies, and does not carry search mandates; scouting flags opportunities but is not a mandate. The company operates in France.

Independent, fixed-fee pre-acquisition analysis for SME buyers, with no brokerage mandate or stake in the sale.

• Pre-acquisition analysis file

  Independent workup of an SME acquisition file covering restated profitability, valuation, total cost and risks, delivered within 24–72 business hours.

• Target scouting

  Shortlist of companies meeting a buyer's criteria, built from company registers and listings using a chain of language models, with sources and criteria for each company.

• External growth support

  Support for corporate buyers acquiring a competitor, a retiring peer or a complementary business, including independent workup and target scouting across a region or all of France.

1. 1Data room and deal file analysis for French SMEs | Diligeodiligeo.com
2. 2External growth: secure an acquisition for your company | Diligeodiligeo.com
3. 3Diligeowikidata.org