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Sell-side preparation

Define goals and confidentiality, organize the data room, normalize financials, document licenses and owner duties, prepare marketing materials, screen inquiries and coordinate diligence through closing.

Buyer-side support

Clarify criteria, assess opportunities, build a source-backed earnings bridge, test operations and working capital, coordinate specialist diligence and maintain a conditions-to-closing tracker.

Valuation support

Reconcile tax returns, ledgers and operating systems; distinguish SDE from EBITDA; document adjustments, replacement labor, capital needs and data limitations; and identify the purpose and standard of the analysis.

What an engagement should define

  • The responsible legal entity and people.
  • Whether the assignment is brokerage, consulting, a broker opinion or another defined service.
  • Deliverables, exclusions, timeline, confidentiality, conflicts and fees.
  • Which work requires counsel, a CPA, an appraiser, lender, regulator or other specialist.
  • The evidence standard for financial, operating and market statements.
No website promise replaces the engagement. A call is exploratory. Registration or exemption, credentials, fees, scope and responsibilities should be verified in writing for the actual assignment.

Start with a readiness review

Use the downloadable checklists and models to identify missing records before a process begins, then review the editorial and verification standards.

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