Entity, directors and ownership
Review available registry information, beneficial-ownership evidence, authority and material inconsistencies.
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FINANCIAL · OWNERSHIP · COMPLIANCE · OPERATING RISK
Know what you are buying before you inherit the risk.
ORIGINS Nexus conducts structured business due diligence for South African acquisitions, investments, lending decisions, partnerships and other material commercial commitments.
The work converts documents, registry evidence and management explanations into a clear risk register—without pretending that every uncertainty can be removed.
THE DECISION RISK
A good story is not evidence.
Material business decisions often begin with management accounts, a sales narrative and a few headline numbers. The danger lies in what those documents do not explain: weak cash conversion, customer concentration, undisclosed liabilities, ownership inconsistencies, unrecorded related-party balances or compliance gaps that surface after the deal.
Due diligence tests whether the evidence supports the decision. It separates confirmed facts, management representations, unresolved exceptions and specialist questions that require legal, tax, labour or technical advice.
When a review adds value
- Buying or investing in a private company or operating business.
- Advancing a material loan, supplier facility or shareholder funding.
- Entering a strategic partnership, franchise or long-term contract.
- Appointing a distributor, supplier or service provider with material dependency.
- Assessing an internal business unit before restructuring or expansion.
REVIEW MODULES
Follow the evidence across four risk layers.
Every engagement is scoped to the decision. A focused supplier review should not be sold as a full acquisition due diligence exercise wearing a larger invoice.
Earnings, cash and balance-sheet risk
Test revenue quality, margins, cash conversion, working capital, debt, related parties and unusual balances.
Tax, CIPC and governance evidence
Assess available status, filings, notices, licences, policies and unresolved compliance dependencies.
Customers, people and process
Identify concentration, founder dependence, labour exposure, key contracts, systems and continuity risks.
Scope boundary: this service is not a statutory audit, independent review, valuation, legal opinion or tax opinion. Findings are limited by the agreed scope, records supplied, third-party access and the reliability of representations. Specialist work is referred where required.
DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS
Question. Test. Challenge. Decide.
The final report distinguishes verified evidence from open questions. That distinction is where adult decision-making begins.
Define
Clarify the transaction, decision threshold and material risks.
Collect
Issue a focused request list and manage evidence gaps.
Test
Analyse documents, numbers, relationships and explanations.
Report
Rate findings and define conditions, actions or walk-away risks.
CONNECTED SERVICES
Build stronger evidence before the next transaction.
The same control gaps found during due diligence often weaken day-to-day management. Fix them before the next lender, investor or buyer asks.
BEFORE YOU COMMIT
Define what must be true.
Tell us the decision, entity, target date and what access is available. We will scope the smallest credible review.
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