BUSINESS ACQUISITION & SALE

Your acquisition | Defined paid service

Business Acquisition First Look

You have identified a business and want to know what the available records actually support before you commit to expensive, broad due diligence.

proposed bounded-scope service: written quotation required · 3 business days

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Service fee is for the defined scope. The matter requires written human acceptance. Included: One named target, one decision question and up to three agreed, source-accessible seller claims. No payment is collected with the initial enquiry.

Aperture Research Works | Defined evidence investigation

Business Acquisition First Look: know what you can rely on.

You found a business and want to know whether three material seller claims have credible support before deeper diligence.

What you receive: A concise, source-indexed finding, contradictions, outstanding questions and next-step priorities.

Included limits: One identified target, one decision question and up to three agreed claims.

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Listed fixed-scope service fee

Delivery target: 3 business days after written scope acceptance, capacity confirmation, agreed conditions and lawful evidence access.

No payment is collected with the initial enquiry. Jurisdiction, confidentiality, tax treatment, evidence access, deliverables and scope must be reviewed and accepted in writing before an assignment begins.

How this begins: Send a short written request. We assess fit, conflicts and permitted sources, then issue a written scope and fee. Work starts only after express written acceptance and agreed payment arrangements.

What your fixed fee covers

Business Acquisition First Look · written quotation required

Scope cap: One named target, one decision question and up to three agreed, source-accessible seller claims.

Deliverable: Source-indexed First Look finding, contradiction flags, evidence gaps and a prioritised follow-up list.

Target: 3 business days after written scope, lawful records and confirmed capacity.

No membership. No share of your acquisition. No commission on closing. Further investigation requires your separate written decision. Fees apply to the specified scope only. Written acceptance and the required checks precede commencement.

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Is this your situation?

A direct offer for the decision you face.

  • You already have a business listing or a seller overview.
  • You want someone independent to read the information, not simply repeat the seller pitch.
  • You need the main contradictions and unanswered questions explained in plain English.

Included output

Useful evidence you can read and use.

  • An agreed small set of independently checked seller representations.
  • Corporate entity and lawful public record starting-point checks.
  • Source-indexed findings: supported, partial, contradicted, unverified.
  • A prioritised seller questions list and professional referral flags.

Where this review stops

  • CPA Quality of Earnings or verified profitability
  • Legal opinions, contract drafting or business valuation
  • Every potential liability, physical inspection or unrestricted personal background checking

This protection is important: we will not present an initial document review as a comprehensive audit or certified opinion.

Real people. Accountable research.

A human reviewer defines the matter, challenges unsupported claims and approves the research report. We use source references and distinguish what is known from what remains uncertain. No fabricated transactions, testimonials or client results.

You approve any additional work separately. We do not earn a commission merely because you buy the target business.

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Read the research areas, evidence classes, methods, outputs and limitations before making an enquiry.

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Only pay for an approved scope.

No mandatory membership, prepaid credits, automatic upgrades, deal commission or equity. Published fees apply to the stated scope, subject to human review, written acceptance, taxes and approved third-party costs.

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Your next step

Ask about your business purchase

Tell us the decision, relevant target or professional assignment, applicable state and actual deadline. A human reviews whether the work is suitable. You receive a clear written scope and fee before any paid assignment starts.

There is no obligation to purchase further work and no automatic upgrade.

Start in writing

Your initial details are transmitted to Aperture Research Works when you select Send my service request. Do not submit confidential seller materials.

Use the same short, product-specific enquiry as the button above. No files or confidential records are requested.

Send First Look request

Submit the secure first-contact form. No telephone call is required. Do not attach confidential seller data until secure sharing is agreed. No call required.

Paul Hattingh

Research direction and final evidence-quality approval

Xandro Hattingh

Written client communication, scope coordination and follow-up

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