From findings to deal terms and the DD report

Module 05 / 5 · 70 min

Quantify findings, convert them into price chips, indemnities, escrow, warranties and conditions, plan the first 100 days, and write and present a DD report a committee can act on.

In this module you will learn to

Quantify findings and convert them into price adjustments
Choose between price chips, specific indemnities, escrow, warranties, conditions precedent and W&I insurance
Draft a post-closing action plan
Write and present a DD report with proposed deal protections

Built on

Erudite Africa training module: Ethiopian Context, topic 3.d Due Diligence Mastery, Levels 1 and 2 (October 2026)
NBE directives as listed in the lessons: SBB/90/2024, SBB/92/2024, MFI/36/2023, Instruction FCPED/142/26
Ethiopian tax laws: Income Tax Proclamation No. 979/2016 as amended by No. 1395/2025, VAT Proclamation No. 1341/2024, Federal Tax Administration Proclamation No. 983/2016, Transfer Pricing Directive No. 981/2024
ESX Rulebook (December 2024)
A commercial bank's Revised Credit Procedure Manual (August 2025), unnamed
IFC Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability

Examples and companies are fictional. Bank practices are shown as typical Ethiopian practice, not as any one bank's policy. Always apply your own institution's approved policy and the current NBE directives.