When something does not add up · When a material difference appears

Preserve the evidence, quantify the difference and identify the right escalation.

A scoped comparison of pre-close representations, available diligence and post-close source records when the acquired business materially differs from what the buyer understood.

Buyers who have identified a potentially material financial, operational, asset or transfer discrepancy after closing.

What to provide

Purchase agreement and relevant schedules
Seller representations and sale materials
Original diligence reports and source support
Post-close accounting and operating records
Correspondence concerning the disputed matter
Applicable adjustment, holdback, earnout or indemnity timeline

Review outcomes

Representation-to-post-close evidence matrix
Documented chronology and unresolved contradictions
Preliminary financial or operational effect range
Preservation and supplemental-information list
Issues for independent accounting, legal or forensic escalation