Buy-side acquisition programme
Acquisition criteria definition
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Definition
What this service is
The category it belongs to, who delivers it, and where it can be delivered.
- Category
- M&A and strategic transactions
- Regulated-adjacent category
- Delivered by
- ZKCAP platform package
- Jurisdictions
- United States, Hong Kong, Singapore, United Arab Emirates
- Coverage is per jurisdiction, never global by default
- Working languages
- English, Mandarin
- Provider-declared
Fit
Who this is for
If none of these describe your position, a scoping conversation is a better starting point than a request.
- Companies pursuing acquisitions as part of a growth plan
- Groups entering a new market through acquisition
- Buyers who need diligence structure and discipline
Prerequisites
What must already be in place
These are checked before the work is scoped, because starting without them produces a stalled engagement.
- A defined acquisition rationale
- Clarity on funding capacity
- Internal capacity to run diligence workstreams
Scope
What the engagement covers
Scope, deliverables and exclusions are stated together so the boundary of the engagement is visible before it starts.
Workstreams
- Acquisition criteria definition
- Diligence workstream design and coordination
- Valuation support analysis
- Integration readiness checklist
Deliverables you receive
- Written acquisition criteria
- Diligence plan with workstream owners
- Diligence findings summary
- Closing and integration checklist
Explicitly not included
- Sourcing or approaching targets on your behalf where that is regulated activity
- Negotiation on your behalf
- Escrow or funds handling
- Legal drafting of transaction documents
Process
How the engagement runs
Stages owned by an external authority are marked. Their outcome and timing are outside the platform's control.
Qualification and confidentiality
YouSell-side or buy-side position, objectives and confidentiality requirements are established before any material is exchanged.
Transaction readiness review
Qualified providerCorporate, financial and contractual housekeeping is reviewed against what a counterparty's diligence will examine.
Materials preparation
Qualified providerValuation support, information memorandum or acquisition criteria, and the supporting analysis are prepared by a qualified advisor.
Data room and diligence coordination
Qualified providerA permissioned data room is set up and diligence requests are tracked and answered through the platform rather than by scattered email.
Closing checklist
Qualified providerConditions, deliverables and sign-off items are tracked to completion. Legal drafting sits with your counsel.
Requesting
What happens when you request this
What is decided, and what is not.
Commercial
Commercial terms
These values are set by business decisions that have not been taken yet. The platform shows the open decision rather than an estimate, so nothing here can be mistaken for a quoted figure.
Indicative timeline
Pricing or quote model
Authority and government fees
This service does not involve an authority filing fee. Where a fee ever applies, it is shown as its own line and labelled as external.
Cancellation and refund terms
How the provider is selected
Delivery
Who delivers this work
Professional and regulated work is performed by a verified provider who is responsible for it. ZKCAP coordinates the engagement and keeps the record.
Boundary
Scope, certainty and who decides
Stated plainly, because this service sits next to a regulated activity.
Preview data — nothing here is requestable.