Due Diligence

Rapid Diligence provides comprehensive due diligence services for small business buyers, founded by experienced acquisition entrepreneurs and M&A analysts. They break down due diligence into five manageable components: Operational, Financial, Market, Strategic, and Technical, serving both online and traditional SMB acquisitions across various industries including manufacturing, car washes, restaurant franchises, and health spas to help buyers mitigate acquisition risks and verify seller claims.

Ampleo provides Quality of Earnings analysis and financial due diligence for small business acquisitions. Their QofE deliverables include 3-statement models with NWC analysis (DSO, DPO, DIO, cash conversion cycle), customer/vendor concentrations, proof of cash, margin analysis, and balance sheet/debt analysis. Beyond QofE, they offer accounting, fractional CFO, marketing, sales tax, valuations, and HR services for post-acquisition support.

QoePrep is a boutique firm specializing exclusively in Quality of Earnings (QoE) preparation, founded in 2022 and led by CPA Caleb Basile. They completed 57 Quality of Earnings reports in 2024 across transactions ranging from $1 million to $100 million in industries including manufacturing, SaaS, restaurants, and healthcare, offering faster turnaround times (two weeks or less) and more competitive pricing than Big Four firms while focusing solely on transaction-related financial analysis for M&A buyers and sellers.

Spellbound Partners is a Charlotte-based firm providing business-focused technology diligence and fractional CTO services to software companies being acquired by search fund entrepreneurs and private equity. The team assesses product, people, and process to make software business complexity accessible to non-technical buyers.

Credex Advisors is a licensed CPA firm that provides technology-powered financial due diligence services for business buyers across the M&A market. The firm leverages proprietary technology to deliver mission-critical due diligence procedures at a significantly lower cost and faster turnaround than traditional options, making comprehensive financial analysis accessible for deals of any size. Their risk-based approach combines expert CPA analysis with decades of experience to help buyers navigate the financial complexity of acquisitions with confidence and precision.