Transactions & Special Situations:
Buy-Side/Sell-Side Commercial Due Diligence
Independent insight to guide confident investment decisions.
What we offer you
At BC Strategy, we provide commercial due diligence (CDD) support for both buy-side and sell-side transactions, helping investors and vendors make informed, confident decisions. Our focus is on market, customer, and operational fundamentals — delivering clear, evidence-based insight into commercial performance and future potential.
On the buy-side, we assess market attractiveness, customer demand, competitive dynamics, business model strength, and potential risks. On the sell-side, we help businesses prepare for diligence by articulating the value story, validating growth claims, and pre-empting buyer questions.
Our approach is tailored and fast-moving. We work closely with investors, deal teams, and founders to uncover commercial realities and pressure-test assumptions — without unnecessary overhead.
Whether you're a private equity firm, corporate acquirer, or founder-led business, our consultants bring top-tier commercial strategy experience and a pragmatic lens. We also collaborate seamlessly with financial and legal advisors to ensure alignment across workstreams.
BC Strategy helps you move quickly — with clarity, confidence, and a clear view of value drivers.
Case example
Due diligence of the used car market and assessment of replicability of overseas best practices in Australia
Context
A venture capitalist was looking into the Australian used car market and was especially interested in replicating Carvana model given its success in the US.
A BC Strategy team (1 Senior Analyst + 1 part-time Principal) was engaged to run a short 1-week analysis and present its conclusion to the investor.
Approach
The project was split into 2 inter-related streams:
An overview of the Australian market
An in-depth analysis of Carvana business model and best practices
The first day was used to gather as much high-level information as possible and draft a ‘One-Day Answer’ (ODA) based on key assumptions to validate.
The rest of the week was focused on proving (or disproving) the ODA and bringing critical nuances to the response.
Key differences between the US and Australian market and replicability of Carvana model was summarised in a short pack with supporting analyses.
Outcome
Based on the critical insights brought by the team, the client refocused its interest on a few niches in the market rather than replicating the full Carvana business model.