Diligence, Quality of Earnings, and Deal Support.
Sell-side and buy-side advisory for lower-middle-market transactions, with rigorous financial diligence that protects value at the table.
M&A Consulting, end to end.
Whether you are preparing a business for sale, evaluating an acquisition, or negotiating an earn-out, the numbers behind the deal need to be defensible. We produce diligence work that withstands the counterparty's accountants and bankers. Our work covers quality of earnings, business valuation services, and sell-side and buy-side due diligence for lower middle market deals. New to the process? Start with our quality of earnings guide.
Quality of Earnings (QoE)
Normalized EBITDA build, revenue and gross-margin walks, working-capital analysis, customer concentration, and management add-back review, packaged in a databook suited for the deal team.
Sell-side preparation
Pre-LOI financial clean-up, KPI normalization, deal-ready financial statements, and management-presentation support so the business shows the way it actually performs.
Buy-side diligence
Target financial diligence, tax exposure review (sales tax, payroll, nexus), purchase-price-allocation modeling, and post-LOI confirmatory work coordinated with legal and lenders.
Post-close integration
Opening balance sheet, working-capital true-up, accounting integration into the buyer's stack, and 100-day finance and reporting playbook.
Who this engagement is built for.
- Founders considering a strategic or PE-backed exit
- Search funds and independent sponsors
- Family offices acquiring operating businesses
- Lower-middle-market buyers requiring confirmatory diligence
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