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Finance Support for Private Equity Portfolio Companies

A portfolio company is judged on reporting discipline as much as performance. Sponsors expect a fast close, a consistent pack, and numbers that reconcile to the consolidation.

Most acquired businesses arrive without any of that, and the gap has to close in the first few reporting cycles.

What gets in the way

Where the accounting usually breaks down

Close too slow for sponsor reporting

A close that lands six weeks out cannot support monthly sponsor and lender reporting deadlines.

No consolidation discipline

Add-on acquisitions create entities with different charts, policies and intercompany balances that do not net.

Covenant and lender obligations

Debt agreements require defined calculations on fixed dates, prepared consistently and supportably.

Audit and diligence readiness

Annual audit and eventual exit diligence both test working papers the company has never had to produce.

FAQ

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Let's look at your numbers

Tell us where your books stand today and what you need them to tell you. We will respond with a straight assessment and a recommended next step.