Operational Due Diligence Tools

Know how the business really runs before you sign.

The financials show what the business earned. We show how it earns it: who holds the know-how, which processes depend on the seller, and what has to happen in the first 100 days. Everything is captured, scored and delivered in a private portal your deal team can search.

Diligence Tools · Project Lathe
OverviewKPI baselineSOP libraryInterviewsOrg chartRisk & opportunityDecisions logDownloads
Owner dependency72 High
Process maturity2.4 / 5
Automation opportunity · hrs / week
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Why buyers use it

Questions the QofE can't answer

What breaks the week the seller walks out?Owner dependency and key person risk scores
Which customers only talk to the owner?Relationship mapping in the org chart and dependency report
Why is it done this way?The seller decisions log, sourced from recorded interviews
Where is the margin hiding?Automation opportunity scoring, in hours and dollars
How mature are the operations, really?Process maturity scorecard by department
What do we fix first after close?The 100-day integration plan

Our Process

From interviews to a searchable portal in weeks.

Gather

Once the LOI is signed, we record structured interviews with the seller and key staff, plus a detailed review of the company's systems and documents.

Organize

Every interview is transcribed and indexed by topic, person and process, so any answer links back to who said it and when. Processes, people and dependencies are scored with one consistent method, so you can compare risks side by side.

Review

We show you around your own portal and walk you through your 100-day integration plan.

One Portal, Twelve Tools

Our core package

Every engagement includes a portal with downloadable files and all of these tools. Click Demo ↗ on any one to open it in the sample portal.

What it does for the deal

Speed

Faster integration

Your operators start on day one with SOPs, an org chart and a KPI baseline instead of spending a quarter working out how things run.

Knowledge

Keep the know-how

The seller's knowledge is recorded and searchable before they leave, not lost in their last two weeks.

Upside

Find the value-creation plan

Automation scoring shows where hours and margin can be recovered, in dollars, which supports the investment thesis.

Value Boosters that pay for themselves

Add any of these to the core package.

Add-on

Automation implementation

We build the recommended automations after close and track each one from scoping to live, with the hours saved measured against the baseline.

  • Fixed-scope builds
  • Training and handoff to your team
  • Savings checked against the KPI baseline
Add-on · monthly

Executive dashboard packages

After close, leadership gets a live dashboard of the numbers that matter: scorecards by department, goals, action items, a daily production check-out, and meeting logs with decisions and follow-up. The KPI baseline from diligence becomes the starting line.

BasicHome, department scorecards and goals. KPIs updated automatically.
StandardEverything in Basic, plus meeting logs, decisions, action items, daily trackers, uploads and department views.
White-labelStandard with the company's own name, logo and colours, on its own domain, plus automated reports emailed to you and your team.

See the demo with an example deal

The demo portal is set up for a sample target, Hartwell Precision Components, a 46-person manufacturer whose founder is retiring.

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Talk to us about your next deal

Tell us a little about the target and your timeline. We'll get back to you within one business day, usually sooner.

  • Before the LOIScope the work and line up interviews.
  • After the LOIInterviews start right away; deliverables 30–45 days after engagement.