A fraction of the cost
A focused scope and AI-assisted research keep the work lean. You get consulting-grade answers for a fraction of a traditional CDD fee.
For private equity and add-on acquisitions
Know more, earlier.
Focused commercial due diligence on selected key questions that matter most to you.
Powered by AI, led by senior ex-MBB consultants.
Deep research used to be reserved for the biggest deals. Adilion makes it possible for every deal.
Until now
For a pre-DD or a smaller deal, you had to compromise: go fast and stay shallow, or pay for a full consulting CDD to go deep.
With Adilion
No compromise. MBB-level depth on the questions that decide go or no-go, at a price that makes it worth doing on every deal.
Who we work with
For investors, acquirers and their advisers.
From a first view on a target to the commercial DD on an add-on.
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A deep-dive pre-DD
Test the investment thesis on the market, competitive position and customers before you commit the full diligence budget.
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Commercial DD on add-ons
Commercial due diligence sized for add-on acquisitions, where a traditional consulting CDD would cost too much relative to the deal.
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An outside-in view before you bid
Where the target stands with its market, competitors and customers, ready before the offer and the board paper.
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Research capacity on live mandates
Expert interviews and commercial research on a target, run alongside your own team on the engagement.
How it works
Diligence, superpowered by AI.
A senior ex-MBB project lead runs every project from the kick-off call to the final report. AI speeds up the research and analysis in between.
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Kick-off call
Project leadWe go through the target, the deal stage and what you need to know. Our project lead frames the questions the work must answer.
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Research plan
Adilion AIAdilion AI turns those questions into a research plan: hypotheses to test, sources to review, and the experts and customers to interview.
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Expert and customer interviews
Project lead + Adilion AIWhere published data does not answer the question, we go to primary sources and interview industry experts and the target's customers.
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Desk research
Adilion AIAdilion AI searches a wide range of sources, from market data and competitor materials to company documents and the web, and structures what it finds against each question.
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Interim readout
Project leadMidway through, our project lead takes you through the emerging findings. You can sharpen the focus or redirect the work before the final report.
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Analysis
Adilion AIAdilion AI analyses the evidence question by question, processing the data and flagging gaps and conflicts.
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Validation
Project leadOur project lead tests every finding against the evidence, resolves conflicts and orders follow-up research where a conclusion does not hold.
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Conclusions and report
Project lead + Adilion AIThe findings come together in a concise report that answers each question, with traceable evidence behind every conclusion.
What you get
Everything you need to make the call.
| General-purpose AI General AI ChatGPT, Claude and similar ChatGPT, Claude | Adilion AI-powered, expert-led AI + senior lead | Consulting CDD Traditional advisers | |
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| No work for your deal team | |||
| Proprietary information from expert and customer interviews | |||
| IC-ready output | |||
| Hallucination-free, every finding verified | |||
| Full traceability to the underlying source | |||
| Affordable on early-stage and smaller deals | |||
| Typical output | A generated summary | 30–40 page report | 150–300 page report |
Why Adilion
The depth of an adviser and the reach of AI, at a fraction of the price.
Deep on what matters
We go deep on the questions you choose and leave out the rest. You pay for answers, not for a report padded to look thorough.
Every claim traced to its source
Each finding links back to the interview, document or data behind it, so your team can check it in seconds.
Senior-led, from kick-off to final report
A senior ex-MBB project lead runs the project, challenges the evidence and signs off every finding. You work with the same person throughout.
Confidentiality
Your deal stays yours.
Deal work depends on discretion. Every project runs in a controlled environment that only the people you name can access.
- Client data is kept fully separate, and never shared between clients.
- Confidential material is never used to train shared or public AI models.
- Every source used in the analysis is logged and available to you.
- Access is limited to the people you name for the project.
Discuss a case.
Tell us briefly about the deal and what you need to find out. We will get back to you within one working day.
