Sale Due Diligence Assistance

The deal is done, but the purchaser almost certainly now has a due diligence period.

This is where they, and their Accountant and Advisers, get the opportunity to pore over your books and records, scour through everything you have done and ultimately decide if they still want to proceed (that’s right, they get a chance to pull out if they don’t like what they see).

They may even want to try to renegotiate from a new, further informed position of power.

Therefore it is vital this process is successfully managed, providing the purchaser (and in particular their advisers) comfort every step of the way that –

The business has been well run
There are no skeletons in the closet and
If run correctly, the business will be able to continue to achieve the results you have advertised to them it has to date.

Accounting & Tax

We have been clients of Duncan Melbin (now CapitalQ Accounting) since 2005. In the initial years Duncan had a small team around him and it was always comforting for us to speak directly with Duncan if needed. In that time (with some advice and assistance) we have grown our business turnover by 150 %. CapitalQ were instrumental in moving our bookkeeping systems to Cloud based (XERO). Probably the biggest time/stress saving thing we have done in our business. Also since 2010 all financial reporting (tax returns etc) is presented to us in online files, great for dealing with financial institutions etc During this time Duncan has continued to keep a small team around him, it is refreshing to know that we can still call the office and talk to him, or to the team member (For us, Kapil) that knows our business personally. We highly recommend Duncan Melbin and his team at CapitalQ, they are the perfect blend of “old school service” and state of the art I.T. accounting.

The deal is done, but the purchaser almost certainly now has a due diligence period.

Accounting & Tax

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