The EBRD required an external commercial/market Due Diligence of an investment programme planned by a furniture manufacturer aimed at consolidating its position of leadership on the Azerbaijani furniture market and at further increasing its product quality and performance. CSIL made a critical review of the investment plan based on a field mission in Azerbaijan aimed at gathering additional information on the project rationale. Topics evaluated included: the size of the Azerbaijani furniture market and its prospects, the Company's positioning, the Company's development strategy and the coherence with the proposed investment plan.