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We're preparing for investment.

Or a bank facility. Diligence questions expose how much runs on memory and goodwill. We set up governance, controls and records an investor or bank can rely on.

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What it looked like

  • Every diligence question takes days to answer.
  • Approval limits are unwritten.
  • Key processes depend on one or two people.

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02 · What we did, stage by stage

What we did, stage by stage

  1. Assess

    We run a diligence-style review of governance, controls and operations and list what a buyer will ask.

  2. Map

    We map decision rights, financial controls and key processes as they are.

  3. Mature

    An approval matrix, documented controls, SOPs and an organised data room.

03 · The process

Decision rights and approval matrix

Every spend, hire, discount or contract goes to the person named in one approval matrix, with a deadline and a record.

What changed

  • Time to answer diligence questions3 weeks3 daysExample
  • Written approval limitsnoneall rolesExample
Decision rights and approval matrixApproval wait: 4 days → 6 hours · Example

Decision rights and approval matrix

  1. Request raised
  2. Read the request
  3. Apply approval matrix
  4. Within own limit?
  5. Named approver decides
  6. Decided in 2 days?
  7. Decision recorded
  8. Request goes ahead
  9. Decided in hours
  10. Approval wait: 4 days → 6 hours (Example)

05 · Questions

Questions

  • Do you replace our auditors or lawyers?

    No, Devvion prepares the operations, controls and records; your auditors, lawyers and bankers do their own work on top of it.

  • When should we start?

    Devvion suggests starting three to six months before you open talks, so controls have a track record by the time diligence begins.

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06 · Contact

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Tell us what is slowing the business down. We'll confirm the scope and the dates on a first call.