About
ttesdorff Diligence GmbH is a Swiss-based independent advisory practice dedicated exclusively to active investors who engage with and shape portfolio companies. The firm operates solely in buy-side situations—both in private transactional contexts and in the evaluation of listed corporations based on publicly available information. The geographic focus is on Germany and Switzerland, where the firm has specific accounting and corporate governance expertise.
Areas of Expertise
Finance & Accounting: Evaluation of quality of earnings, cash generation, capital allocation practices, net assets, net cash or debt, net working capital, and related supplementary analyses.
Corporate Governance: Identification of weaknesses in oversight structures, management and compensation systems, including board composition and individual board member profiles; detection of conflicts of interest, miscalibrated performance metrics, structural governance obstacles, and indications of managerial or board entrenchment.
Strategy & Communications: Review of executive communication—such as CEO letters to shareholders, equity stories, and press releases—to identify inconsistencies, incoherences, unfulfilled commitments, structural misalignment of priorities, or insufficient shareholder orientation.
Approach
In public-market situations, assessments rely on systematically structured public disclosures and capital-market communication. ttesdorff Diligence GmbH maintains a dataset of over 4,000 corporate reports to facilitate comprehensive peer analyses using self-developed API-based LLM-workflows. Public engagements are complemented by proprietary, hand-collected datasets designed to identify concrete engagement levers beyond standard commercial data sources.
In transactional mandates, analysis is primarily based on information provided in the Virtual Data Room (VDR) and findings from on-site inquiries.
All analytical work follows a structured, research-driven methodology grounded in doctoral-level standards to test hypotheses and derive defensible conclusions. Results will be provided both in form of a data book as well as a report.
An Integrated Perspective
ttesdorff Diligence GmbH was founded on the premise that financial analysis, governance assessment, and strategic communication should be reviewed in combination to enable a clearer assessment of the target and identify red flags and engagement opportunities with precision.
We provide this integrated perspective within a focused, investor-oriented mandate, drawing on the professional and academic background of Tim Tesdorff, combining experience in accounting, audit, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, corporate governance and strategic communication.
Reference Project
Prospective clients may be guided through a public reference project in a personal appointment. This walkthrough illustrates the analytical framework, depth of review, structure of findings, and the derivation of engagement levers in practice. Please use the contact form or reach out via email to office@ttesdorff.ch to schedule an appointment.