Due Diligence

Value Isn’t Owned at Closing

~ Certified Business Appraiser

Leadership, risk management, due diligence, integration, and goodwill are often treated as separate disciplines. In reality, they form a single system — and value depends on that system functioning coherently. Leadership decisions influence how risk is handled.Risk handling determines the rigor of diligence.Diligence determines whether assumptions about people and continuity are real.Integration determines whether trust … Continue reading Value Isn’t Owned at Closing

Buying Equity Does Not Buy People

~ Certified Business Appraiser

Buying equity does not buy people.People choose to stay. That distinction matters more than many acquirers realize. Employment is not an asset that transfers with ownership. It’s a voluntary relationship — renewed every day by trust, respect, and alignment. When an acquirer assumes key people will stay without asking, without listening, and without securing alignment, … Continue reading Buying Equity Does Not Buy People