We know you don’t see financial and accounting due diligence as just a checklist to complete. You are looking for something much more than that. How can the firm you hire help you see beneath the surface? How can it provide you with options for negotiating your transactions and managing your portfolio companies? How can it provide the information necessary for your portfolio companies to survive and thrive in a new environment?
Because our team works on more transactions and reads more purchase and sale agreements than most of our clients in any given year, we help you better protect yourself and understand the salient deal points – giving you options. For example, a quality of earnings analysis may reveal that EBITDA supports a specific valuation. However, additional analysis may also uncover manufacturing cost reductions that are not fully realized in historical results – giving you more leverage to negotiate with lenders and other equity investors. Likewise, in these extraordinary times, good customers may become bad debts or recent working capital levels may not be indicative of working capital at close – we help you structure the purchase and sale agreement to protect you from potential downside risks.
You want your advisors to deliver thoughtful, heavily scrutinized and thorough conclusions that help you see ahead and make the right decisions. We use our understanding of different businesses to tailor our analysis to give you the right information and recommendations to make decisions. For example, a 13-week cash flow analysis in a distressed business may signal an imminent need to change purchasing activities, or a deep dive into gross profit margins at a manufacturing company may cause you to redirect your focus to a more profitable product line or delivery system. At a more basic level, better dashboard reporting can significantly improve information to manage your portfolio companies and streamline reviews. You need more than additional information. You need knowledge and expertise that empowers you to make timely and prudent decisions. This is why you look to Laurus.
We strive to understand the uniqueness of your circumstances and customize our services to meet your needs. Regardless of our role on your behalf, performing accounting due diligence, implementing dashboard reporting, bridging financial team resource gaps, data mining at a portfolio company, or transitioning a finance function to a highly leveraged environment – we can provide flexible solutions and options for you.
