The Problem

Most owners think about sale when it's too late to prepare properly. They focus on finding a buyer — while the financial foundation that determines the price hasn't been touched in years.

The reality: every buyer looks at three things — EBITDA quality, risk profile, and operational independence. If any of these are weak, the price drops. If all three are weak, the deal falls apart.

Common issues that kill deals or reduce price: owner compensation not normalized, inconsistent financial periods, client concentration, undocumented key processes, unclean corporate structure, founder as the only financial decision-maker.

What We Do

01
EBITDA Normalization
Adjusting owner compensation, removing non-recurring items, presenting clean sustainable profitability.
02
Financial Statement Quality Review
3 years of consistent, auditable records — the minimum any serious buyer will require.
03
Revenue Quality Analysis
Recurring vs. transactional revenue, client concentration, contract structure — what buyers scrutinize first.
04
Corporate Structure Optimization
Legal entities, ownership clarity, intercompany clean-up — removing structural complexity that creates buyer concern.
05
Management Reporting Package
The information any serious buyer will request during due diligence — prepared and organized before they ask.
06
Founder Dependency Assessment
Mapping and mitigating key-person risk before it's discovered by a buyer and used as a price chip.

What You Receive

Normalized EBITDA Schedule (3-year, buyer-ready)
Financial Due Diligence Readiness Report
Revenue Quality Map (client concentration, recurring %, contract terms)
Corporate Structure Diagram with ownership clarity
Management Reporting Package (monthly P&L, cashflow, KPIs)
Sale Preparation Roadmap with timeline

The Business Case

A €1M EBITDA business with clean financials, low concentration risk, and documented processes might trade at 5–7×. The same business with messy books and founder dependency trades at 3–4×. That's a €2–3M difference in enterprise value — from preparation alone. The cost of getting it right before the sale is a fraction of what a price chip costs.

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Let's assess where your business stands today — and what it would take to maximize the price.

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