Exit Planning & M&A

The P&L tells you what was reported. The QoE tells you what the business actually earns. From revenue quality to normalized EBITDA to working capital patterns, here's why this single document decides whether a deal closes, retrades, or quietly falls apart.

Your CPA files clean returns. They don't normalize EBITDA, manage diligence, or prepare buyer-ready financials. Tax compliance and transaction advisory are different disciplines, and confusing them at deal time costs sellers real money. Here's the gap.

Owners who wait until they're "ready to sell" are already too late. Owner dependency, untransferable systems, and rushed financials can knock 20–40% off your exit price. Here's what the unplanned exit actually costs and why three to five years matters.