Due diligence.  This investigation of a company's strategy, characteristics, competition, products, and services prior to committing capital is critical to the successful financing of a business venture.

ASA provides experts in support of venture capital firms, angel investors, merger and acquisition professionals, venture capital brokers and broker-dealers, incubators, private equity investors, and other investors in pursuit of due diligence projects.

An example: A venture capital firm considering a large placement in a startup with a promising medical implant device may want to consult with an unbiased medical or biomedical engineering expert for input on the utility or technical feasibility of the device.

This type of specialized feedback can be useful in the early-, first-, second-, or mezzanine stage of financing, or whenever an investor is pondering a capital commitment.

At a minimum, expert advice can make ill-defined technical concerns concrete, nebulous fears about product or service viability tangible, and thereby minimize risk.  Ideally, such advice can reveal whether a company's products, services, technology, and patents are unique, innovative, proprietary, marketable, and thus worthy of being funded.

The more thoughtful, sober, and independent-minded the expert's analysis of the technology involved, the better off the investor will be in the long run.

Our clients have included:

	InterFirst Capital Corporation
	Nutmeg Securities, Ltd.
	Brentwood Venture Capital

If you are a venture capital firm -- or even a private investor or mutual fund manager -- looking for informed advice about a company's product or service, contact ASA for a referral to a qualified expert.

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