Case Study: a private equity buyer cuts M&A climate diligence from quarters to one week with Floodlight Analytics

How KPMG cut M&A climate diligence from quarters to one week

A private equity buyer faced a challenge during the acquisition of a 30-site industrial portfolio. The due diligence window was too short for traditional audits, and self-reported emissions data from the seller was thin and unverified, creating significant regulatory and financial risk. To address this, they worked with KPMG, who utilized Floodlight's satellite-derived emissions intelligence service to get a credible, location-specific picture of operational emissions and physical climate risk.

Floodlight provided independent, satellite-derived Scope 1 emissions baselines and climate risk ratings for all 30 sites within one week. This data revealed the seller's figures materially understated the regulatory liability. The buyer used Floodlight's defensible measurements to renegotiate, achieving a roughly 19% reduction in the final acquisition price. Post-acquisition, the same data pipeline is used for ongoing CSRD-aligned disclosures and financial forecasting.