A large international investment firm wanted to undertake an important operation in a multinational company of the food sector. In addition to the financial and legal due diligence that is common in this type of process, they wanted to verify certain ESG aspects as well as the organisation's reputation.
For this reason they contacted Grupo Paradell, to carry out a complete reputational due diligence of the company and its partners, with the aim of verifying that there were no hidden reputational risks that could damage the planned acquisition and, at the same time, to foresee possible conflict scenarios. Paradell, para que elaborásemos una completa due dilegence reputacional de la empresa y de sus socios, con el objetivo de verificar que no existían riesgos reputacionales ocultos que pudieran perjudicar la adquisición prevista y, al mismo tiempo, prever posibles escenarios de conflicto.
After extensive verification and data analysis, we were able to detect certain anomalous behaviour in the past by some partners in other companies. The facts were dated back eight years and related to participation in a bankruptcy proceeding, as well as to judicial issues related to money laundering.
In addition, we were able to identify certain reputational issues that negatively affected the company's business image: both public bribery and environmental pollution.
With the information provided by Grupo Paradell, and after an exhaustive analysis of the risks, they finally decided not to undertake the operation.