Validate and analyze Sellers Tax Returns and financial statements to ensure Sellers claims, representations, advertisements and other information provided to you by Seller or Sellers Broker match the Business/ Sellers Tax Returns.
Review and Analyze Sellers Bank Statements, Payroll Reports, A/R, A/P and all other accounting / financial information required to validate Net Income & Cash Flow of Business.
Determine if Business has encountered any Revenue shortfalls or unexplained or uncharacteristic shifts in Sales patterns.
Check for claims, litigation, run background checks and credit review of Business and Seller.
Provide various language clauses to Purchase Agreement and related contracts that protect you and limit your exposure in the event business does not perform following close of escrow.
Purchase Allocation and Depreciation considerations & benefits.
When to use key employee incentive agreements.
How to structure binding and enforceable non-compete agreements for seller to execute.
Help to ensure you don't assume prior debt, prior obligations or liabilities of the business you are buying.