Financial Due Diligence and Deal Valuation Course

Name: Advanced Financial Due Diligence and Deal Valuation Training Course
Availability: InStock

Connect transaction evidence, earnings adjustments, balance-sheet items and valuation models to governed deal decisions.

Financial Due Diligence and Deal Valuation Course

At a glance

Duration: 1 Week
Format: Classroom
Cities: Sharm El-Sheikh, Johannesburg, Cape town, Muscat, Madrid, Dubai and more
Next session: 26 – 30 October 2026, Sharm El-Sheikh
Average fee: 5,750 €

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Overview

Advanced Financial Due Diligence and Deal Valuation Training Course is a one-week course for transaction finance professionals who leave with a Governed Due Diligence and Valuation Report. Participants connect transaction scope, quality of earnings, normalized EBITDA, working capital and net debt analysis with DCF valuation, comparable-company multiples and deal risk assessment. The course turns fragmented data-room evidence into traceable valuation adjustments and decision conclusions. Agile Leaders Training Center develops financial due diligence and deal valuation practice.

Who Should Attend

Teams responsible for defining transaction review scope and information requests
Teams responsible for testing earnings, cash flow and balance-sheet quality
Teams responsible for assessing working capital and net debt positions
Teams responsible for building and challenging transaction valuations
Teams responsible for presenting deal risks and financial conclusions

The course assumes participants already analyze financial statements and business forecasts, and it leaves out introductory accounting, legal due diligence and general investment theory.

Departments and Industries

The course supports departments and industries that assess acquisitions, investments and transaction value.

Corporate finance, transaction advisory and investment teams
Financial planning, controllership and strategic finance
Banking, insurance and professional services
Manufacturing, logistics and energy groups
Technology, telecommunications and healthcare organizations

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Build a risk-based transaction scope and data request
Analyze earnings quality, cash conversion and forecast evidence
Diagnose working capital and net debt adjustments
Apply DCF and market-multiple valuation methods
Evaluate sensitivities, deal risks and value implications
Build a governed diligence and valuation report

Course Agenda

Day 1: Transaction Scope and Evidence

Transaction Objective and Decision Criteria Map
Risk-Based Financial Due Diligence Scope
Data Room Request and Evidence Tracker
Materiality and Issue Prioritization Matrix
Management Question and Follow-Up Log

Day 2: Earnings and Cash Quality

Reported-to-Normalized EBITDA Bridge
Recurring and One-Off Item Classification
Revenue and Margin Sustainability Analysis
Cash Conversion and Accrual Quality Review
Forecast Assumption Challenge Register

Day 3: Working Capital and Net Debt

Normalized Working Capital Benchmark Schedule
Seasonality and Cut-Off Adjustment Analysis
Debt-Like and Cash-Like Item Matrix
Net Debt Reconciliation Schedule
Completion Accounts and Locked-Box Comparison

Day 4: Valuation and Deal Risk

IVS Scope of Work and Basis of Value
Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Model
Comparable-Company and Transaction Multiples
Valuation Sensitivity and Scenario Matrix
Deal Risk and Value Adjustment Register

Day 5: Due Diligence and Valuation Practice

Exercise: Frame a Transaction Review Scope
Exercise: Build a Normalized EBITDA Bridge
Exercise: Reconcile Working Capital and Net Debt
Exercise: Compare DCF and Multiple Valuations
Capstone Exercise: Governed Due Diligence and Valuation Report

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities to connect transaction evidence with valuation decisions.

Suggested activity: normalize earnings for a services acquisition using recurring and one-off evidence
Suggested activity: calculate working capital and net debt adjustments for a manufacturing transaction
Suggested activity: challenge a technology forecast through cash flow, scenario and sensitivity evidence
Suggested activity: reconcile DCF and market-multiple conclusions with identified deal risks

FAQs

Who suits financial due diligence and deal valuation training, and what does it assume?

Transaction advisory, corporate finance, investment and controllership teams suit the training. It assumes regular analysis of financial statements, cash flows and forecasts.

How does financial due diligence and deal valuation differ from general business valuation?

Financial due diligence and deal valuation links transaction evidence, earnings normalization, working capital, net debt and deal risks directly to value; general business valuation can estimate value without a transaction-specific diligence review.

What does a quality of earnings review test in financial due diligence?

A quality of earnings review tests whether reported results reflect recurring operations, sustainable margins, appropriate accounting treatment and cash-generating performance, then records supported normalization adjustments.

How do working capital and net debt affect deal valuation?

Working capital and net debt affect deal valuation through agreed normalization, debt-like and cash-like classifications, completion mechanisms and adjustments between enterprise value and equity value.

What belongs in a governed due diligence and valuation report?

A governed report contains scope, evidence references, earnings adjustments, working capital and net debt schedules, forecast challenges, valuation methods, sensitivities, deal risks, value implications and review sign-offs.

Conclusion

Participants take back a Governed Due Diligence and Valuation Report containing the review scope, evidence log, earnings bridge, working capital and net debt schedules, valuation models, sensitivities and risk conclusions. It changes disconnected transaction findings into traceable value implications. Teams can use it to challenge assumptions, reconcile methods and document acquisition or investment decisions.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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OverviewAdvanced Financial Due Diligence and Deal Valuation Training Course is a one-week course for transaction finance professionals who leave with a Governed Due Diligence and Valuation Report. Participants connect transaction scope, quality of earnings, normalized EBITDA, working capital and net debt analysis with DCF valuation, comparable-company mul…

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Financial Due Diligence and Deal Valuation Course