Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

BLDI's strong technical staff and our policy of firm principal involvement in every project provides the technical capabilities and experience necessary to help M&A firms assess environmental risk, its implications, and to close deals.

BLDI regularly assists M&A firms, brokers, investment bankers, and private equity groups in conducting environmental due diligence (EDD) to support transactions from a few thousand dollars to more than $90 million. BLDI's staff works to support the deal makers in the transactions, and based on numerous years of experience, understand how properly addressed environmental issues can advance the transaction, whereas information inadequately or improperly presented can be the death knell of an otherwise "good" transaction.

M&A Firms We've Served:

BLDI has conducted M&A environmental due diligence for firms located in Michigan, Indiana, New York, New Jersey, and the Federal Republic of Germany.

Our Process for Mergers and Acquisitions Due Diligence:

BLDI uses business-oriented processes developed using lean management principles to help complete transactions. Further, BLDI has, through the use of liability transfer programs (i.e. CostCap), helped transactions which would have otherwise failed.

Merger and acquisition projects typically demand a high intensity, fast-paced, expert team of environmental professionals who understand "big picture" issues and provide decision makers with the objective information they need to make a decision. BLDI's staff regularly conducts fast-paced due diligence projects. Since 1997, our on-time standard 10-business day delivery record exceeds 99.9% for over 800 projects. We have found that schedule compliance helps assure overall quality control. BLDI's staff designs and completes Phase II ESA sampling programs to support the liability protections provided under federal (CERCLA) programs, Michigan's Part 201 Baseline Environmental Assessment (BEA) program, various state voluntary programs, as well as environmental cost estimates for financial assessment and reporting.

For due diligence projects, BLDI strives to understand our clients' concerns and risk tolerances. One key to client satisfaction at BLDI is our understanding of regulatory trends and potential regulatory changes that can influence future compliance costs and asset value. As applicable, we incorporate these issues into the environmental due diligence (EDD) process as early as possible.