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The deal you are about to enter will scrutinise three years you have already lived.

Pre-transaction readiness is the difference between negotiating from a position of evidence and explanation. Prepare the architecture before the diligence begins.

Strategic high-rise perspective

Precision in Architecture

Institutional value is built on the transparency of historical data. We ensure your foundation is impenetrable.

Industry-Specific Readiness Failures

Pre Series C/D Startups

Rapid scaling often leaves financial infrastructure lagging. Lack of strict revenue recognition protocols and ad-hoc expense tracking create massive diligence hurdles.

Family Businesses

Commingled personal and business expenses, informal supplier agreements, and non-standard accounting practices erode perceived institutional value.

PE Exits

Failure to maintain a continuous state of readiness. Complex capital structures and unaddressed add-on integration issues stall processes.

Pre-IPO Issuers

Inadequate internal controls, lack of PCAOB-compliant audits, and immature forecasting capabilities invite immediate regulatory and underwriter scrutiny.

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Restructuring the Narrative: A €200M Exit

"How proactive financial realignment and defensive data room architecture secured a premium multiple and prevented a multi-million euro buyer retrade."

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What Northrop Delivers

01 Diagnostic

Diligence Readiness

A pre-emptive, highly critical review mirroring buy-side scrutiny to identify and quantify structural weaknesses before market exposure.

02 Realignment

Financial Restatement

Rigorous realignment of historical financials to comply strictly with target accounting standards, eliminating presentation discrepancies.

03 Curation

Data Room Architecture

Strategic curation and structuring of the virtual data room to tell a coherent, defensively sound financial narrative.

04 Defense

Negotiability Pack

Comprehensive, data-backed documentation designed specifically to rebuff buyer retrades and defend EBITDA adjustments.
Strategic documentation focus

Quantifiable Outcomes

Eliminated
Diligence Surprises
Defended
EBITDA Quality
Normalised
Working Capital
Closed
Restatement Risk
Prevented
Buyer Retrade
Improved
Deal Certainty

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The diligence you don't run on yourself, the buyer will run on you. With less generous adjustments.