We provide timely identification of financial risks of proposed transactions and integrated post-closing financial services.
Transaction advisory services to buyers, sellers and transaction lenders.
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Pre-transaction financial due diligence of sellers and, for buyers or transaction lenders, acquisition targets.
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Quality-of-earnings analysis (normalized, GAAP-compliant EBITDA).
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Analysis of revenue sources, trends and concentrations.
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Margin and other ratio trend analysis.
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Working capital and capital expenditure analysis.
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Asset quality and debt-like items analysis.
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Purchase agreement review. Asset/liability definitions, working capital adjustment provisions, sellers’ accounting-related reps and warranties, definitions used in earnout provisions.
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Company valuation, including financial forecasts and synergy identification.
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Financial presentations for inclusion in sellers’ confidential information memoranda.
Post-closing services.
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Acquisition accounting and opening balance sheets.
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Monthly financial reporting models with KPIs, performance charts, and budget variances.
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Working capital-based purchase price adjustments and earnout measurements.
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Financial modeling.
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Multi-year forecast financial statements.
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Cash flow forecasts to support loan draws and demonstrate debt service ability.
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Return-on-investment analysis.
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Annual operating budgets.