NorthPark Transaction collaborates with each client to prepare a preliminary set of customized services. Our seasoned professionals analyze financial data in order to understand meaningful trends, and because of our experience, are able to identify transaction issues early in the process. Buy-side services provide clients with objective data that can maximize value for their investment, including the following:
- Assess the sustainability of the target’s historical operating cash flows, commonly referred to as a “Quality of Earnings” analysis.
- Analyze the target’s detailed historical accounting policies and procedures and compare to generally accepted accounting principles and common accounting methods used in the target’s industry.
- Read and analyze historical financial statements and any external auditor’s working papers.
- Perform foundational procedures to verify integrity of historical cash inflows and outflows, revenue recognition, inventory valuation and existence, and other risks.
- Assist client team with transaction modeling templates, including identifying potential purchase accounting adjustments.
- Support client with review of purchase and sale agreement language and schedules.