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Licence Due Diligence — Buyer-Side Regulatory Assessment
Comprehensive due diligence on FCA-regulated businesses before acquisition. Protect your investment with expert regulatory assessment.
Protect Your Investment With Expert Due Diligence
Before acquiring any regulated entity — whether a payment institution, e-money institution, investment firm, or other FCA-authorised business — conducting thorough Licence Due Diligence is essential to protect your investment and avoid inheriting undisclosed regulatory liabilities.
Acumen Global Compliance provides specialist Licence Due Diligence services for acquirers in the financial services sector, covering a comprehensive review of the target’s FCA authorisation and permission scope, regulatory correspondence and enforcement history, AML/CTF compliance framework and CDD records, safeguarding or client money arrangements, outstanding regulatory gaps or remediations, SMCR accountability mapping, financial promotions history, and compliance with key regulatory obligations. Our due diligence report gives you a clear-eyed assessment of the regulatory risk you are taking on — enabling you to negotiate appropriate representations and warranties, price regulatory risk into your offer, or walk away from transactions that carry unacceptable compliance exposure.
Key Facts
Who needs this
Anyone considering acquiring an FCA-regulated business
Requirement
Due diligence supports FCA CIC application
Timeline
2–4 weeks
Price from
POA — based on target complexity
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Our Due Diligence Process
Regulatory Review
Review FCA register status, permissions, conditions, and any regulatory actions.
Compliance Assessment
Assess the quality and completeness of the firm's compliance framework.
AML Review
Review AML policies, risk assessments, CDD records, and training records.
Financial Review
Assess capital adequacy, safeguarding arrangements, and financial position.
Key Individual Assessment
Review fitness and propriety of key individuals and proposed controllers.
Risk Report
Deliver comprehensive risk report with recommendations and cost estimates.
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What's Included
FCA register review
Compliance framework assessment
CDD file sample review
Capital adequacy review
Risk report with RAG ratings
Regulatory correspondence review
AML policy review
Safeguarding assessment
Key individual assessment
Post-acquisition cost estimate
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
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Post-acquisition Setup
Post-acquisition compliance setup.
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