Kent provides independent technical due diligence to support investors across energy sector transactions. Our teams assess the real capability, performance, and delivery strength of target investments, helping buyers understand risk, value, and long-term potential beyond what financial data alone can show.

Our teams deliver objective, evidence-based insight grounded in operational and project experience, supporting informed decisions under tight timelines and high scrutiny.

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Independent technical insight for investment decisions

How we work

Technical due diligence clarifies what is really driving risk and value in a deal. We move beyond seller narratives to provide structured transaction-focused assessments aligned with investment priorities.

Independent and objective

Assessments delivered with no stake in the transaction.

Grounded in delivery experience

Specialists with hands-on experience across energy assets and operations.

Focused on value and risk

Clear views on technical capability, performance, and delivery exposure.

Aligned with deal timelines

Structured reviews designed to support efficient, confident, and decision-making

Scoping and planning

Define the investment brief priorities and transaction timeline.

Document review and analysis

Assessment of technical, operational, and commercial information.

Site visits and validation

Inspection, stakeholder engagement, and verification of asset condition and capability where required.

Risk and opportunity analysis

Evaluation of operational, technical environment, regulatory, and lifestyle risks.

Reporting and recommendations

Clear, concise assurance reporting to support confident investment decisions.

Factors that directly influence value and delivery risk

What we assess

Our technical due diligence reviews focus on the areas that most directly affect investment outcomes, including:

Engineering capability and leadership
Asset condition and operational readiness
Project delivery performance
Processes, standards and assurance
CAPEX, OPEX and technical cost drivers
Market and regulatory exposure
Technical risks linked to valuation

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Global engineering capability, applied to transactions

Our credentials

Kent’s due diligence capability is underpinned by our wider engineering and advisory experience across complex assets and infrastructure across the globe. We cover the entire spectrum of the energy sector including conventional energy, low carbon, renewables, and process & chemicals solutions.

Our teams bring experience from:

Acquisition diligence and transaction support
Major technical assurance programmes
Infrastructure, pipeline, and asset integrity reviews
Multidisciplinary engineering advisory work

This depth ensures independent insight that remains credible under scrutiny, even in complex or time-pressured transactions.

Energy infrastructure acquisition due diligence

HSE-focused technical due diligence supporting the acquisition of port and supply-base assets. Scope included site inspections, asset condition reviews, CAPEX and OPEX analysis, and reporting on technical risks and data gaps.

Pipeline systems M&A due diligence

Technical and commercial due diligence for changes in ownership of major subsea gas pipeline assets, including red-flag reviews, site inspections and integrity assessments for purchasers and operators.

UK CO₂ pipeline project acquisition (Project Loki)

Confidential technical due diligence for a dense-phase onshore CO₂ pipeline project mid-FEED. Scope included selective review of pre-FEED and FEED deliverables, standards and regulatory compliance, technical and commercial considerations, and detailed assessment of pressure stations, flow assurance and major accident hazards. Primary deliverable: independent assurance report.