As a retail specialist, Javelin Group goes beyond the traditional scope of commercial due diligence (market, competitors, customers, proposition) by integrating all elements of operational due diligence (product management, logistics, business processes, IT, store locations, online and other direct channels). This provides a comprehensive evaluation of target companies, business plans and management teams. The specialist skills of our team across the retail value chain, from source to store to customer, enable us to deliver this differentiated approach.
Javelin Group has delivered critical thinking in over 40 Commercial & Operational Due Diligence appraisals in the past three years.
Michael Fine
Director
Michael runs our Due Diligence practice for investors and retailers.
His 20 years’ experience combines investment recommendations for institutional investors and performance improvement work for retailers and consumer goods brands. Recent clients include private equity firms such as 3i, Blackstone, Bridgepoint, Cinven, Goldman Sachs, Langholm Capital, and Terra Firma, and retailers and brands such as Tesco, Kurt Geiger, Nike and Noa Noa.
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"A great piece of work by real specialists in the retail/consumer sector. Javelin Group’s report combined strong evaluation of the market, consumer and retail proposition with detailed operational and store roll-out assessments. The resulting insights added value for both investors and our management team."
"A great piece of work, combining a strong commercial evaluation of the target with detailed operational observations."
"Javelin Group gave an excellent assessment of the risks associated with our investment as well as a list of steps to improve the business. They are a pleasure to work with and I am happy to recommend them."
"Javelin Group's due diligence gave the perfect balance of strategic breadth
and analytical depth in a very short timeframe. Our evaluation benefitted significantly from their expert opinion as a retail specialist and we would readily use them again. "
Steve Petrow, Managing Director, Change Capital.
