Environmental and ESG due diligence (transactions and supply chain)

In a transaction, environmental risk shows up late and expensive. We run the review to the deal timetable, not against it: we identify the liabilities, quantify them where possible and tell you what is negotiable and what is a reason to walk away.

What's included

• Desk review of permits, enforcement files and activity history.
• Identification of environmental liabilities: soil, groundwater, asbestos, accumulated waste.
• Order-of-magnitude estimate of remediation and legal catch-up costs.
• ESG analysis of the counterparty and its supply chain.
• Report with a risk traffic light and recommendations for the contract: warranties, holdbacks, conditions.
• Support with the Q&A process with the seller.

When you need it

• You are buying or selling a company or an industrial asset and need to know what lies underneath.
• A lender is asking for an environmental and social review before closing.
• You have to assess critical suppliers under value chain due diligence obligations.
• You suspect a site carries a liability nobody has ever quantified.

How we work

We work to the confidentiality and the deadlines a transaction demands, with a single point of contact who understands both the technical side and what your lawyer needs in order to draft.