For acquisition buyers
Understand what you're actually buying.
Chief helps acquisition buyers understand normalized earnings, valuation, working capital, transaction structure, and the assumptions behind the deal.
The questions that matter before close.
01
What does the business really earn?
Reported earnings reconciled and normalized against source documents.
02
Which add-backs hold up?
Each proposed adjustment tested, not taken at face value.
03
Does the purchase price make sense?
Price compared with concluded value and normalized earnings.
04
How much working capital does it need?
Normal working-capital levels from the historical record.
05
What assumptions could break after close?
Concentration, trend, and lease or owner dependencies surfaced.
06
What carries into the lender's diligence?
A source-linked analysis the lender can review instead of rebuild.
Chief is built first for acquisition lenders. The same analysis can travel with the transaction, so the lender reviews it instead of rebuilding it. How lenders use Chief