Business Acquisitions Institute
Readiness Memorandum
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Fifteen questions, about five minutes, and a candid written memorandum in return. Not a score: a reading of where you are strong, where you are exposed, and what to do before you go further.
Most acquisition failures are decided before the search begins: a stretched management bench, an unclear thesis, financial reporting a lender will not trust, or a motive that is really an escape from an operating problem. This instrument asks the questions a candid adviser would ask first. Answer honestly; the memorandum is only as truthful as the answers, and nobody sees them but you. Your answers are used to compose the memorandum and are not stored unless you ask for a follow-up at the end.
Approximations are fine everywhere. If a question makes you wince, that wince is data; answer it anyway.
The memorandum is a mirror, not a plan. If you would like someone at the Institute to read it with you and talk through what it implies, leave your details. No process, no obligation; a reply usually within one business day.
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