Business Acquisitions And Private Equity
Documents Needed To Raise Capital For A Business Acquisition
In private equity and acquisition finance, the deal is only as real as the package. Lenders and equity partners move when the file answers diligence questions before they are asked.
Financely Acquisition Document Preparation Pack:
USD 10,000
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Why Acquisitions Die In Diligence
Most acquisition raises fail for boring reasons: unclear add-backs, inconsistent customer concentration disclosures, missing legal documents, or a quality of earnings gap that nobody wants to fund.
If you want serious terms, your data room has to look like a closing file, not a sales pitch.
Practical rule:
if your model cannot be tied to bank statements, tax filings, and customer contracts, you are not ready for debt or institutional equity.
Document Sets By Buyer Type
Independent Sponsor Or Search Fund
- Signed LOI, exclusivity, timeline, and key conditions
- Investor memo: thesis, value creation plan, risks, mitigants
- Sponsor biography, track record, and roles post-close
- Equity plan: commitments, targets, and timing of cash-in
- Debt plan: target leverage, structure, and repayment story
- Draft ownership chart and governance outline
Corporate Buyer Or Strategic
- Board approval pathway and acquisition rationale
- Integration plan: systems, people, synergies, risks
- Standalone vs combined financials and covenants impact
- Financing sources plan and timeline
- Legal and regulatory constraints by jurisdiction
- Post-close reporting plan for lenders
Private Equity Fund Platform Add-On
- Platform overview and acquisition criteria
- Historical performance and leverage profile of the platform
- Add-on thesis: pricing, integration, cross-sell, cost actions
- Debt incurrence capacity and covenant headroom analysis
- Portfolio governance and reporting standards
- Exit framework and timeline assumptions
Management Buyout
- Management bios, operating plan, and incentive structure
- Transition arrangements with seller if applicable
- Cash flow bridge and working capital plan
- Bankability story for lenders and any guarantee support
- Legal structure and shareholder arrangements
- Risk mapping: customer, supplier, regulatory, litigation
Acquisition Data Room Index
The fastest way to earn confidence is to organize the room in the same order a credit committee reads. Financial quality first, then commercial strength, then legal enforceability, then risks.
| Folder |
What Goes Inside |
Why It Matters |
| 01. Transaction |
LOI, draft SPA/APA, sources and uses, closing timeline, conditions |
Proves the deal is live and defines the decision deadline |
| 02. Historical Financials |
3 to 5 years financials, monthly P&L, balance sheet, cash flow |
Shows earnings stability and working capital behavior |
| 03. Tax And Bank Proof |
Tax filings, VAT/sales tax filings where relevant, bank statements |
Verifies revenue and reduces “story risk” |
| 04. Quality Of Earnings |
QoE report if available, add-backs schedule, normalization bridge |
Most lender outcomes hinge on clean EBITDA |
| 05. Customers And Revenue |
Customer list, concentration, churn, contracts, pipeline detail |
Underwrites durability and concentration risk |
| 06. Suppliers And Ops |
Supplier terms, key agreements, inventory policy, logistics |
Identifies supply chain and margin pressure risk |
| 07. Legal |
Corporate records, material contracts, IP, litigation, compliance |
Defines enforceability and hidden liabilities |
| 08. HR And Management |
Org chart, key employees, comp, incentive plans, retention risks |
Key person risk is real in mid-market deals |
| 09. Debt And Security |
Existing loan docs, liens, UCC, payoff letters, consents |
Shows what must be refinanced and what blocks closing |
| 10. Model And Plan |
3-statement model, assumptions, downside cases, integration plan |
Connects the price to repay-ability and exit logic |
Fast rejection triggers:
add-backs that do not reconcile, customer concentration hidden until late, missing contracts, unclear tax compliance, weak cash conversion, or a model that depends on perfect growth.
Typical Equity Requirements In Acquisition Finance
Equity requirements vary by sector, cash flow stability, and leverage tolerance, but most mid-market acquisition capital stacks still expect meaningful sponsor equity.
For cash-flow lending, lenders want a cushion that keeps the borrower aligned and protects against revenue shocks. For private equity, investors want a plan that can survive the first year without excuses.
| Structure |
Common Equity Range |
What Moves It Up Or Down |
| Senior Cash-Flow Term Loan |
20% to 40% |
Customer concentration, cyclicality, sponsor track record, margin stability |
| Senior + Mezzanine |
25% to 50% |
Mezz pricing appetite, covenants, collateral quality, exit visibility |
| Unitranche |
25% to 45% |
Size, sector, recurring revenue profile, lender comfort with sponsor |
| Private Equity Control Buyout |
35% to 60% |
Growth capex needs, integration risk, QoE results, management depth |
What sponsors miss:
equity is not only a number. It is proof of seriousness. A buyer without committed equity usually cannot drive a lender process to a closing.
What We Deliver In The USD 10,000 Acquisition Document Preparation Pack
This pack is for buyers who want a lender and investor ready file that can be distributed without endless clarification. The goal is to reduce diligence churn and get to executable terms faster.
Pack Contents
- Data room structure and indexing aligned to debt and private equity diligence
- Document request list tailored to your buyer type and target capital stack
- Acquisition underwriting narrative: business, cash flow, risks, mitigants
- One-page deal summary for distribution
- Sources and uses summary and closing milestone tracker
- Red flag scan: gaps, inconsistencies, and likely objections
Built For Debt And Equity
- Designed for credit committee review and investment committee review
- Focus on reconciliation: EBITDA, add-backs, working capital, cash conversion
- Clear view of ownership, governance, and post-close operating plan
- Commercial-only: no consumer transactions
Disclosure
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This page is general information for commercial participants and is not legal, tax, or investment advice. Financely does not lend, does not provide legal services, and does not guarantee outcomes.
Financing and any introductions are subject to KYC, AML, sanctions screening, diligence, and independent counterparty approvals. Where regulated execution is required, delivery is coordinated through appropriately licensed firms operating under their own approvals.
Pay For The Acquisition Document Preparation Pack
Price: USD 10,000 paid upfront. Once payment clears, we send the intake checklist and start packaging your acquisition file for debt and private equity review.