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For PE Firms With Active Deal Flow

Amazon due diligence capability.
Always on. Always ready.

For PE firms with consistent apparel brand deal flow, assembling Amazon due diligence capability deal-by-deal is inefficient and inconsistent. The PE DD Retainer Program gives you always-on, priority Amazon channel diligence — with standardized reporting your deal team can use across every deal.

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Principal-led by Shabbir Sharaf. Supported by a curated associate network of ex-Amazon, ex-Microsoft, ex-Boeing, and ex-Starbucks operators for specialist depth.
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Priority
Scheduling Guaranteed
Standard
Reporting Across All Deals
12 Month
Minimum Commitment
The Problem With Per-Deal

Why assembling capability deal-by-deal creates risk

When apparel brand diligence is assembled fresh for each deal, the quality, depth, format, and speed are inconsistent. For firms doing multiple apparel acquisitions per year, that inconsistency has a measurable cost — and apparel-specific risks require more category depth than generalist Amazon diligence providers can deliver.

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Speed Inconsistency
Deal timelines do not accommodate advisor availability. When LOI windows are tight and your apparel diligence provider is not immediately available, deals slip or close without adequate category diligence. Apparel acquisitions carry time-sensitive risks — seasonal inventory positions change, tariff exposure shifts, return rate trends evolve. That is a risk you should not be carrying.
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Reporting Inconsistency
Different providers produce different report formats, different risk frameworks, different valuation methodologies. Your investment committee cannot compare findings across deals when the language and structure changes every time.
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No Institutional Knowledge
Per-deal diligence does not build apparel category pattern recognition. A retained advisor who has seen your deal flow develops benchmarks — what a healthy return rate looks like for this product category, what tariff exposure is normal vs. alarming, what a defensible supply chain structure looks like at this revenue level — that a one-time engagement cannot provide.
The retainer program is built for firms doing three or more apparel brand deals per year. Apparel acquisitions carry category-specific diligence requirements — return rate structure, supply chain tariff exposure, seasonal inventory economics, factory dependency, wholesale channel scalability — that require an advisor who has operated inside the category. These are not questions a generalist Amazon channel auditor can answer. The conversation takes 30 minutes.
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What Is Included

Everything your deal team needs, ready when you need it

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Priority Scheduling
Retainer clients receive guaranteed capacity within 24 hours of engagement — not subject to availability. When a deal goes live, Amazon channel due diligence starts immediately. Standard and Enterprise packages are included within the retainer at preferential rates.
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Standardized Reporting Framework
Every engagement uses the same report structure, risk framework, and valuation impact methodology. Your investment committee sees consistent, comparable analysis across every deal. Findings are benchmarked against our deal database — category norms become an answerable reference point.
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Portfolio Company Advisory
Beyond due diligence, retainer clients have access to strategic advisory for existing portfolio companies. Monthly portfolio Amazon reviews, strategic input on channel decisions, supply chain restructuring support for tariff-impacted holdings, and direct access to the advisor who knows your portfolio's history and benchmarks. For apparel portfolio companies specifically: sourcing geography review, return rate diagnostics, and seasonal buy cycle planning.
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Deal Review & Screening Calls
On-demand calls for early-stage deal review — before you commit to full due diligence. We can review a CIM, flag apparel-specific red flags — return rate disclosure, supply chain concentration, channel mix — and tell you whether the deal warrants full diligence. This screening function alone often pays for the retainer.

Built for firms doing three or more apparel brand deals per year.

If Amazon is a material factor in your apparel brand deal flow, the retainer program is almost always more efficient than per-deal engagement. The conversation takes 30 minutes.

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