Oil & Gas Inspectors

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Case Prompt

You have just been hired by a private equity company to put together an analysis known as a vendor due diligence in preparation for a planned sale of one of their portfolio companies, OilGas Co. The purpose of your assignment is to assess the attractiveness of OilGas Co for potential buyers.

OilGas Co provides vendor inspection services primarily in the Oil and Gas Industry. In this capacity, the company inspects capital equipment on behalf of the company running the project (usually oil majors or independents, oil and gas engineering companies) at the point of manufacture to ensure that it meets the project requirements, prior to its being shipped to the final destination.

Case Overview

The best case studies are the ones that stretch you in one way or another, which this case will certainly do. Your client in the case is a PE firm that has asked you to analyze one of the firm’s portfolio companies for attractiveness to potential buyers.

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