Hugues Schaap
Founder
Mines Paris (PSL) · Collège des Ingénieurs MBA
I founded Diligeo so that a buyer of a small or mid-sized business gets the same analytical rigour as a large transaction. I lead every engagement and review every report.
Who runs Diligeo.
The circle of contributors.
Chartered accountants
Adjustment doctrine: normalized EBITDA, one-time items, working capital, sector-level margins.
Business-sale specialists
How a sale actually unfolds: price framing, recurring traps, what sellers and buyers expect.
Experienced buyers
What secures a six- or seven-figure decision; the blind spots before the letter of intent.
Binding commitments.
- Confidentiality
- Mutual non-disclosure agreement signed before any transfer, core team and circle included.
- Turnaround
- Scouting delivered within 24 hours for up to five départements, 72 hours at most beyond that, from payment. Analysis delivered 24 to 72 business hours after receipt of the complete data room, depending on volume.
- Data
- Storage on encrypted workstations in France, encrypted transit, processors bound by the Standard Contractual Clauses, no model training, return or deletion within 12 months.
- Traceability
- Every calculation is sourced from the documents, and can be reproduced on request.
Talk to the team.
A first conversation sets the scope and answers your questions, on the method as well as the terms.