Pros and cons of an investment (interview prompt)?

What are common pros and cons (risks) associated with transactions?
 

For example, pros I’ve seen include: strong cash flow margin profile, long-term contracts, sticky customer relations

… all of which suggest the company is capable of supporting debt 

Cons might include: historical grow is largely due to M&A activity, market headwinds, lack of diversification.

Does anyone else have any common pros / cons to guide my discussion in an interview? Particularly interested in Healthcare and TMT (tech part)

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Obviously it depends, but I’m just looking for more common elements that I can bring up

 
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