The deal closed.
Now the numbers need to work.
We help buyers establish reliable accounting and reporting after an acquisition — with the transaction, financing and new ownership structure already understood.
Closing is Day 1.
Before closing, the focus is on purchase price · SPA · financing · due diligence · signing · closing. Immediately afterwards, the questions change. Who runs accounting? When will the first monthly numbers be available? Are opening positions correct? How are acquisition financing and seller loans reflected? Which information does the bank require? Can management actually see what has happened since taking ownership? That transition is where post-acquisition accounting begins.
The first finance priorities after closing.
Accounting Transition
We establish who takes responsibility for the books and how information flows after ownership changes.
Opening Positions
Relevant balances and transaction-related entries need to connect properly with the post-closing accounting.
Clean-Up
Historic open items, unreconciled accounts and inconsistent processes identified during due diligence can be addressed systematically.
Monthly Close
A recurring close process creates visibility over the acquired business.
Management Reporting
The new owner needs financial information suited to running the company — not merely the reports the seller happened to use.
Financing Reporting
Where banks or investors require regular information, reporting can be incorporated into the monthly process.
We already speak transaction.
The team handling post-acquisition finance should understand closing accounts, locked box, net debt, working capital, seller loans, acquisition financing, leakage and purchase price adjustments. For CLIQ, these are not external accounting instructions. They are part of the transaction work we deal with.
One team from deal to operations.
Where we advise on the acquisition, legal, tax and accounting work can transition directly from the transaction into the post-closing phase. Where another adviser handled the deal, we can still take over the finance setup based on the transaction documents and agreed structure.
Transactions
Structuring, due diligence, SPA, signing and closing — the work that precedes the first post-closing month.
Searchers
Acquisition entrepreneurs who become operators the day after closing.
Closing soon — or recently closed?
We can review the existing accounting setup before the first post-closing month becomes a clean-up exercise.