Due diligence
Since 1997 trend:research supports companies and organisations in rapidly transforming industries, such as energy supply,water supply, disposal/waste, public transport, telecommunication an others. It is an independent trend and market research company expanding internationally.
As a core expertise trend:research creates studies, expertises, market and competition analysis for individual or several clients (multi-client-studies).
In exclusive projects trend:research provides consulting to its clients based on extensive expertise of markets, competition, technologies and laws. The broad spectrum of consulting services offered, ensure optimal solutions specific to the diverse tasks of the respective client.
Particularly in the area of supporting M&A-processes trend:research only recently proved once again to be the competent partner for providing exclusive market know-how covering the German energy and disposal industry.
trend:diligence defines assistance during the transaction process. From strategy to post merger integration, all the important information gets delivered – target oriented and efficiently structured.
With its consulting services trend:research offers a unique industry know-how derived from numerous studies, analyses and expertises within ten years of market research. As personal and confidential partners its industry specialists support their clients in all questions, focussed on their investment goal and their transaction type and phase.
Ten years of market research in rapidly transforming markets provide trend:research with a highly detailed industry overview. It has a market and competition know-how at its disposal which – according to statements of diverse market participants, organisations and consultants – is unique in quality.
In addition to more than 200 multi-client-studies (more than 60.000 pages, more than 200 already formulated company profiles) trend:research possesses a unmatched basis of information. Its internal database totals over 50.000 entries, placing the competitive advantage right at its clients fingertips:
- Background information regarding general conditions, laws, orders, directives, norms, agreements, definitions etc.
- Information about competition including data and analyses concerning energy and water supply companies, disposal and transport companies, manufacturers, service providers etc.
- Market information relating to volumes, participant, market shares, developments, technologies, utilizations, experiences, prospects, trends as well as market and technology potentials
- Technical information regarding pilot projects, prototypes, technology and system comparisons, technology and product analyses, patents, brands, utility patterns, procurement of proposals (product sheets or the like) and where required as well expertises or the like.
- Information concerning channels and chains of distribution, instruments for customer acquisition and retention, brand strategies and marketing instruments.
Our approach follows our philosophy Our demand is to present all statements, results and recommendations transparent and comprehensible for our clients. Each question is individual. Therefore method, focus, scope and time frame are individually defined with the client in detailed briefings. The trend:research approach is well-proven and acknowledged throughout the industry. As a reward its exclusive market profile emerged. Our statements and conclusions are practical, to the point, established and current – permanently.
