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The buyer will find it anyway
Everything you have not uncovered yourself will surface in the buyer's due diligence – at the point in the process where it costs the most in price and trust.
M&A Readiness
Is your company ready for a transaction?
A structured assessment of whether your company, your numbers and your organisation are ready for a sale, an acquisition or an investor – before a buyer finds the gaps. You get an overall readiness assessment, a gap analysis across six critical areas and a prioritised plan for what to fix first.
Why it matters
Three reasons
it cannot wait.
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Preparation takes time
Clean numbers, documented agreements and an organisation that does not rest on the owner alone are not built in three months. The earlier you start, the more of the value stays yours.
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Clarity before the decision
Perhaps the assessment shows you should not sell yet. That, too, is a valuable answer – reached on an informed basis in good time, rather than in the middle of a pressured process.
How we work
Four steps, the same
responsible advisor.
You have one senior advisor all the way through. The method is standardised, so the pace comes from the structure and not from shortcuts.
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Structured review
We assess the company across six areas: financial reporting, valuation, organisation and management, legal and compliance, investor narrative, and process readiness – through a questionnaire and interviews.
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Gap analysis and score
You get a clear assessment of where you stand in each area – and what a professional buyer or investor will notice first.
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Prioritised plan
We recommend what to solve first, what can wait – and what moves the most value relative to the effort and time required.
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Follow-up and training
We help close the gaps – and prepare your board and management for the process through targeted training in M&A and valuation.
Questions and answers
What you are probably
wondering right now.
If your question is not answered here, get in touch directly. The first conversation is confidential.
Ask your question →When does a readiness assessment make sense?
Ideally 12–24 months before a possible transaction – but also when the opportunity arises unexpectedly. If you receive an unsolicited approach from a buyer, the assessment quickly shows whether you can enter a process from a position of strength, or whether you negotiate best by waiting.
We have not decided to sell – does it still make sense?
Yes. A readiness assessment is about having the option, not about using it. A company that is ready to be sold is also a better-run company: clean numbers, clear agreements and an organisation that does not depend on one person. That is valuable whether or not you ever sell.
What does a buyer typically look at first?
Whether the earnings are real and repeatable, whether key customers and key employees are secured, and whether the company can run without the owner. Those three questions often decide whether a buyer proceeds at all – and they all take time to fix if the answer is not good.
How long does the assessment take?
Typically two to three weeks from start to report. You complete a structured questionnaire, we interview key people and review the core material. The burden on your organisation is deliberately light – this is an assessment, not a due diligence.
Other services
A transaction rarely consists of one discipline.
Contact
Is a transaction or a major decision coming up?
All enquiries are treated in strict confidence. The first conversation is without obligation, and often best had while the decision can still be influenced.
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Phone
+45 40 22 21 14Address
Ideal Finans ApS · Kongens Vænge 171 · DK-3400 Hillerød