About Armstead Capital
CRITERIA:
- Offer: Full asking price
- MINIMUM 20% EBITDA
- INDUSTRIES: AGNOSTIC, HEALTHCARE, TECH, IT, SAAS, CPAs, INSURANCE, RIAs, AUTO DEALERSHIPS
INITIAL DUE DILIGENCE QUESTIONS:
- PRICE? (NO BIDDING OR STALKING HORSES. NO PRICE: NOT INTERESTED)
- GROSS?
- EBITDA?
- Owners staying or going? We like if owner stays as we are absentee owners but owners staying is not necessary.
- Why selling?
- Are they absentee owners?
- Can any of the employees run the business? We will give the key employees 5%-10% equity and the rest of the employees share in an equity pool of 5%-10%.
- How many employees FT/PT, contractors FT/PT?
- Current Debt? Liabilities?
- Cash on hand?
- Real Estate? If yes - We prefer lease to own for 5 years. If yes - Value? Mortgage Balance? Assumable mortgage?
PROCEDURE:
-NDA
-CIM
-PRELIMINARY LOI NON BINDING
-DUE DILIGENCE DOCS:
LAST 3 YEARS TAX RETURNS
LAST 3 YEARS FINANCIALS
YTD
LAST 12 MONTHS BANK STATEMENTS
CURRENT SERVICE CONTRACTS
A/R REPORT
-INITIAL BOARD VOTE
-REVISED LOI NON BINDING
-FINANCING APPROVAL
-SELLER CONFERENCE CALL
-NON BINDING PSA
-SITE VISIT
-FINAL BOARD VOTE
-FINAL BINDING PSA
-CLOSE