Pricing
No retainers. No surprises.
Flat fees scoped before you commit.
Every engagement starts with a conversation. Tell us about the deal and we’ll tell you exactly what it costs before you commit to anything.
Most engagements
$15,000 – $30,000
Standard Quality of Earnings
- ✓Full normalized EBITDA analysis
- ✓Add-back validation with documentation
- ✓Customer concentration & revenue quality
- ✓Working capital calculation & peg recommendation
- ✓Bank-to-book reconciliation
- ✓Lender-ready PDF report
- ✓Structured Excel data book
- ✓Debrief call with Will
- ✓One round of follow-up questions
2–4 week turnaround · Deals $1M–$30M
Quick-turn
$5,000 – $10,000
Express Review
- ✓P&L review & trend analysis (2–3 years)
- ✓Bank statement reconciliation
- ✓Cash proof
- ✓Primary EBITDA normalization
- ✓Written summary of findings
- ✓30-minute debrief call with Will
5–7 business days · Deals under $2M or pre-LOI
Payment terms
50% deposit to begin
Work starts after deposit clears. No exceptions.
Balance on delivery
Final payment due when the report is delivered.
Wire or ACH
All engagements confidential. We do not disclose client details.
What’s not included (and shouldn’t be)
Legal diligence
Contracts, leases, litigation risk. You need a lawyer.
Tax diligence
Tax returns, post-acquisition structure. You need a tax advisor.
Operational diligence
Management team, competitive landscape. That's your job as the buyer.
Valuation
A QoE tells you what the business earns. Not what it's worth.
Pricing questions
Can you work faster if I need it?
Sometimes. Tell us your timeline on the initial call. We can accelerate Standard engagements to 10–12 business days in some cases. Rush fees may apply depending on scope.
What if the deal is outside $1M–$30M?
Book a call. We've done Express Reviews for deals under $1M and full-scope engagements above $30M. We'll tell you honestly whether we're the right fit.
Do you do sell-side QoE?
Primarily buy-side. We can produce sell-side reports for sellers preparing a business for market, but the engagement is scoped differently. Ask on the call.
Why flat fee instead of hourly?
Because you should know what the engagement costs before you commit. Hourly billing creates incentives we don't want — for us to go slow, and for you to hesitate before asking questions. Flat fee aligns us.
What's the ROI on a QoE?
A $15K report on a $3M deal that catches one bad add-back worth $95K at a 4x multiple saves you $380K on the purchase price. The report pays for itself 25x over. And if it catches something that kills a bad deal, the return is infinite.
Real example: add-backs that don't hold up →We scope every engagement before you commit.
Tell us about the deal. We’ll tell you exactly what it costs.
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