Services

Three service lines, one senior team.

Diligence, integration, and finance leadership across the deal and beyond.

01

Quality of Earnings

Buy-side diligence and sell-side preparation for lower-middle-market M&A. A standard deal in ~two weeks, at a fixed fee, scaled to the size of the deal. The core of what we do.

Who It’s For
  • Business Owners Selling, sell-side prep on equal footing with buyers
  • Investment Bankers, sell-side QoE on your timeline
  • Private Equity & Family Offices, buy-side diligence
  • Strategic Acquirers & Corp Dev, competitive process support
  • Transaction Attorneys, the financial backbone for PSA negotiation
Delivery
Two WeeksA standard deal in ~two weeks
Fixed FeeScoped upfront
Senior-LedStart to finish
Both TracksSell-side and buy-side
1

Buy-Side Quality of Earnings

Diligence on the target’s financials, scoped to the deal. Quality-of-earnings adjustments, run-rate EBITDA, working capital, and risk areas surfaced before close.

2

Sell-Side Quality of Earnings

A pre-marketing financial review that anticipates buyer questions, supports the value story, and keeps the diligence process moving.

3

NWC Peg Analysis

Working capital analysis built for the purchase agreement. Defensible and transaction-tested.

4

Purchase Agreement Review

A read on the financial reps, indemnification, and earn-out provisions through a diligence lens.

5

Sell-Side Preparation & Pressure-Testing

We stress-test the numbers the way a buyer will, so there are no surprises once the deal is in the market.

After the Close. Keep the same team through integration. See Post-Merger Integration.

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02

Post-Merger Integration

For buyers. The team that ran your diligence executes the transition, from close through the first hundred days, so nothing gets dropped between the deal and the day-to-day.

Who It’s For
  • PE-Backed Buyers, founder-owned lower-middle-market targets
  • Sponsors with thin target finance functions
  • Buyers who want diligence-to-execution continuity
How It Works
100 DaysAn optional 100-day program
ContinuityThe principal who ran diligence stays on
One OwnerAccountable through the close
Fixed ScopeFixed fee
1

Working Capital True-Up

The closing working capital calculation and true-up, tied back to the diligence peg.

2

Closing Balance Sheet

Opening-balance-sheet support and a clean closing balance sheet, so the hold period starts on solid footing.

3

Standing Up Monthly Reporting

A GAAP-consistent monthly close, board and lender reporting, and a value-creation tracker, built to hand to the team.

4

Dispute & True-Up Support

Support through the post-close true-up and any disputes, from the people who already know the numbers.

What Comes Next. Roll into ongoing support. See Fractional CFO.

03

Fractional CFO

Senior finance leadership between and around deals, on a monthly retainer or a scoped project, shaped to whatever the business needs.

Who It’s For
  • Owner-operators between or around a transaction
  • PE portfolio companies
  • Post-transaction companies
  • Growing finance functions
How We Engage
RetainerMonthly retainer or scoped project
Senior-OnlyHands-on
UpfrontPriced and scoped
FlexibleCadence to match the business
1

Board & Investor Reporting

Board packages, investor updates, and lender and covenant reporting that stand up to scrutiny.

2

FP&A & Forecasting

Budgets, forecasts, and the 13-week cash view, so the numbers guide the decisions.

3

Controllership Oversight

Oversight of the close, the controls, and the finance team, without a full-time hire.

4

M&A & Integration Finance

Add-on diligence, integration, and the finance work around the next deal.

5

Sale or Recap Readiness

Getting the finance function and the story ready well before a sale or recapitalization.

Where It Starts. Most engagements begin with diligence. See Quality of Earnings.

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