Due Diligence Support
We have decades of experience with owner and lender requirements, including underwriting requirements for Housing and Urban Development programs, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, US Department of Agriculture, and other federal and state agencies and sponsored entities. We know how to scope and execute on due diligence to smooth the process for obtaining loan approvals and insurance policies, and to facilitate timely deal closing. We work with many large consulting firms to execute on larger projects and ensure that the best talent is available to meet your requirements.
- Environmental Phase I and Phase II site assessments, hazardous building materials review, and other property conditions
- Environmental Compliance and Permit reviews for high risk activities, industrial sites, and proposed infrastructure projects
- Property Resilience assessments for extreme weather and climate risks
- Product liability, historical liability analysis, and safer consumer products risk reviews for mergers and acquisitions
- Environmental liabilities and climate-related financial risk opinions of costs, materiality, and time horizons for reporting and disclosure
Portfolio Management Support
- Emergency and business continuity planning
- Pre-closing, post-closing and integration projects, schedule tracking, and verification
- Distressed asset assessment and strategic management for environmental and climate risks
Divestiture
- Disclosure packages
- Environmental indemnity agreement exit or sunset requirements to reduce tail liability
- Communications and site visit coordination
Post-Disaster Recovery and Loss Management
We have unique experience in planning and executing disaster recovery that integrates community, employees, and other stakeholders to reduce downtime and manage losses.
- Coordination with governmental and community recovery committees, including mitigation grants from federal and state agencies
- Crisis communications, incident tracking and reporting, and coordination across community, employees, customers, and other stakeholders
- Financial tracking, analysis, and insurance claim management
- Health and safety policies, procedures, training, and management for novel and often urgent activities after disaster to support supply chains, critical functions, and other business activities under post-disaster conditions