Know exactly what you are acquiring — before you commit.
A financial examination thorough enough to surface what the statements alone do not tell you. So the decision you make is grounded in what the business actually earns — not just what it reports.
Buyers working through a potential acquisition deserve more than a surface review. Fundara's Transaction Due Diligence service is structured to give you clarity on earnings quality, working capital patterns, and the items that require further attention — documented and ready for your advisors.
← Back to Home Discuss Your TransactionA clear, documented picture of what the target business actually looks like financially.
When you complete a Transaction Due Diligence engagement with Fundara, you receive a findings report that identifies adjustments to reported earnings, flags working capital trends that affect deal structuring, and highlights items that deserve further investigation before closing.
That clarity changes how you approach the negotiation, how you structure the purchase price, and how confident your team feels walking into the signing room.
Earnings Quality Assessment
Normalized EBITDA with documented adjustments your deal team can stand behind.
Working Capital Analysis
Trends, seasonality, and an appropriate peg — information that protects you at closing.
Risk Identification
Items flagged with enough context for your legal and advisory team to address them directly.
Report Your Advisors Can Use
Structured findings with supporting schedules — formatted to integrate with your broader deal process.
Financial statements describe what happened. They do not always explain why — or whether it will continue.
Most buyers enter a transaction with access to several years of financial statements, a management presentation, and a list of questions. That is rarely enough. Reported revenue can include one-time events. Stated margins can reflect timing decisions that won't repeat. Working capital figures can mask seasonal patterns that significantly affect the purchase price.
These are not obscure technical points. They are the details that, when left unexamined, show up as surprises after the wire has transferred.
Common situations we help clarify:
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A seller's adjusted EBITDA includes add-backs that don't hold up to scrutiny under the applicable accounting standards.
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Working capital requirements are higher than the target average presented in the data room.
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Revenue contains non-recurring items that inflate the figure the purchase multiple is being applied to.
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Owner compensation or related-party transactions are embedded in the reported cost structure.
A structured examination — not a checklist.
Transaction due diligence done properly takes a methodical path through the financial records. Fundara organizes that work around what buyers actually need to make a sound decision.
Historical Financial Review
We examine three to five years of financial statements, identifying the pattern behind the numbers — what is consistent, what is not, and what changed between periods.
Earnings Quality Analysis
Non-recurring items, unusual timing, owner-specific costs, and revenue recognition practices are each assessed and documented with appropriate adjustments to reported earnings.
Working Capital Assessment
Monthly working capital trends over the review period are analyzed to produce a normalized peg — one that reflects how the business actually operates, not a single snapshot date.
Indebtedness & Commitments Review
Debt-like items, contingent liabilities, and off-balance-sheet commitments are identified and flagged for your legal team's attention as part of the broader deal review.
Key Risk Identification
We flag accounting areas that carry heightened risk or warrant further investigation — not with ambiguous language, but with enough specificity to be actionable.
Deliverable Report
Findings are compiled into a structured due diligence report with supporting schedules — formatted to integrate with your legal team's work and your lender's requirements.
What the engagement actually looks like.
We begin with a scoping conversation — understanding the transaction structure, the timeline you are working toward, and the information available in the data room. From there, we develop a data request list tailored to the specific target, rather than a generic document checklist.
As we work through the records, we raise questions directly and transparently. If something requires clarification from the seller, we will flag it early so it does not slow the timeline later.
We keep your team informed throughout — not just at the end. Significant findings are communicated as they emerge, giving your advisors time to respond before the final report is delivered.
Scope Conversation
We discuss the deal, your timeline, and the records available — typically a 30 to 45 minute call before any engagement begins.
Data Request & Access
A tailored document request is issued. We work with whatever data room or document-sharing structure the deal is using.
Analysis Period
We conduct the financial review, raise questions as they arise, and keep you informed of material findings as they emerge.
Report Delivery & Walkthrough
The final report is delivered with a walkthrough session — making sure your team and advisors can use it immediately.
Transparent pricing for the scope of work involved.
Due diligence engagements are priced based on what the work actually requires — not a fixed package applied without consideration for the transaction's complexity. The starting investment for a Transaction Due Diligence engagement is $8,000 USD.
That figure covers the full scope of the engagement as agreed in the initial scoping conversation — historical financial review, earnings quality analysis, working capital assessment, risk identification, and the final report with supporting schedules.
Engagements involving multiple entities, complex revenue streams, or cross-border accounting considerations may be scoped at a higher investment to reflect the additional work involved. That conversation happens before anything is agreed upon.
Transaction Due Diligence
$8,000 USDWhat's included
- Historical financial statement review (3–5 years)
- Earnings quality analysis with documented adjustments
- Working capital trend analysis and normalized peg
- Non-recurring item identification and adjustment schedules
- Debt-like items and contingent liability identification
- Key findings report with supporting schedules
- Report walkthrough with your team and advisors
Payment arrangements are discussed during the scoping conversation and confirmed in the engagement agreement before work begins.
A framework built around documented findings — not impressions.
How findings are developed
Every adjustment to reported earnings is supported by the underlying data — not an assumption. Where information is insufficient to make a definitive determination, we say so clearly and describe what additional data would resolve the question.
This approach means your deal team is not relying on opinion. Findings are either supported by the records or flagged as requiring further inquiry — with enough specificity to act on.
What a completed engagement produces
Buyers who complete a Transaction Due Diligence engagement with Fundara typically come away with a clearer sense of the target's true earnings capacity, a more defensible working capital peg for negotiations, and a list of specific items for their legal team to address in representations and warranties.
The timeline for most engagements is two to four weeks from the point when complete financial records are available in the data room.
Standards applied
US GAAP
Business combination treatment under ASC 805 and related guidance
IFRS
IFRS 3 business combinations treatment for cross-border transactions
Documentation
Findings tied directly to source documents in the data room
Straightforward about scope. Clear on deliverables. No ambiguity about what you are receiving.
Before any engagement begins, we confirm the scope in writing — what will be reviewed, what the deliverables are, and what the timeline looks like. That agreement is the foundation of the engagement, and we hold to it.
If the scope of the work changes during the engagement — because additional entities are added, or the data available turns out to be substantially different from what was initially described — we raise that conversation before proceeding, not after.
The initial conversation to discuss your transaction carries no commitment on your part. It is a working discussion about whether and how Fundara can be useful to your deal process.
Start That ConversationThe path from here to a completed due diligence engagement.
Send a Message
Use the contact form to describe your transaction — deal stage, target type, and your timeline.
Scope Conversation
We schedule a call to understand the engagement — what records are available and what you need from the report.
Engagement Agreement
Scope, deliverables, timeline, and investment are confirmed in writing before work begins.
Work Begins
Data request is issued, review commences, and your team is kept informed of findings as they emerge.
Have a transaction in progress or on the horizon?
Reach out to describe your situation. We'll let you know how Transaction Due Diligence can fit into your timeline — directly and without pressure.
Contact Fundara About Due DiligenceFundara services cover the full transaction lifecycle.
Purchase Price Allocation
Post-closing allocation of purchase consideration to acquired assets, liabilities, and goodwill — with journal entries, schedules, and opening balance sheet.
Post-Merger Integration Accounting
Consolidation support during the critical months after closing — unified reporting, harmonized policies, and combined financial statements.