You're building a platform. Now go run it. We'll find the savings in every add-on.

No. Before close, we can estimate how much of the overhead is worth going after, and that number can go into your value-creation plan (VCP) and sometimes your model. We won't start negotiating until you own the contracts, and we'll sign an NDA before you share any diligence documents.

They're real cost reductions, not add-backs. Once we've confirmed them invoice by invoice, they go on the EBITDA bridge as cost-out. QoE looks back at the seller's costs. We change your costs going forward. Your QoE provider and we are looking at different time periods.

Savings by category, split into what we've found and what's confirmed on invoices, plus what's still locked into contracts. We include our 24-month fee split too, so your board sees both the EBITDA gain and what it cost to get it.

Once the agreement is signed, the review usually takes 2 to 4 weeks, depending on how fast we get your bills. Savings start showing up as contracts are renegotiated or renewed, often within the first quarter.

That's exactly why we start by keeping your vendors. Search fund CEOs are under pressure not to make big changes in year one, and a small saving isn't worth looking like you rocked the boat. We almost always renegotiate with the vendors you have, we do the legwork so your small team doesn't have to, and we keep checking so prices don't creep back. Nothing switches without your written OK.

Yes. There's no upfront fee for your lender to approve, and nothing gets added to the loan. We only bill on confirmed savings after close, so it fits cleanly with your debt service coverage ratio (DSCR): our fee comes out of money that was leaving the business anyway.

Often, yes. We work with companies from about 10 to 300 employees, and 150 to 200 is the sweet spot. Below 10 there usually isn't enough spend to be worth it, and we'll tell you that on the first call.

Bills and contracts for the categories we're looking at, and one person we can ask questions. That's usually a few hours from your team in total. Our vendor contract checklist lists the twelve files to pull.

Yes. Funds and family offices backing an independent sponsor want to see a real cost partner, not a slide that says “consultant TBD.” We'll talk to your capital providers under NDA, join a diligence call, and start the analysis between LOI and close if the seller will share documents. That estimate can go into your VCP and sometimes your model.

Yes, that's the point. Each company signs its own agreement, but you don't have to find a new cost firm every time. What we learn about vendors and pricing carries over from the platform to each add-on.

The split only applies while we're working together. If the company sells, the lower costs are already in EBITDA. The agreement covers any remaining months, usually with a true-up or by having the buyer take it on. Nothing in our terms blocks a sale.

We compare each new invoice to the starting point we agreed on at kickoff. If waste was $8,400 a month and now it's $5,100, you saved $3,300 that month, and we bill half of it. We strip out credits, one-time fees and volume changes so we don't get paid on noise. You see the worksheet every month.

No to all three. You can stop anytime. Categories we've already lowered keep the 24-month split on their confirmed savings, and we just don't start new ones. We only bill on savings that show up on invoices, never on estimates in the report, and the coaching session is always free.

Yes. We tell them we're working on your behalf. Your current vendors would rather lower their price than lose you, and most of the savings come from that conversation, not from a surprise bidding process. You approve every vendor we contact.

Either one, or both. Nobody shares documents until the paperwork is signed.

No. We don't cut jobs, shop your raw materials, or touch what you charge customers. We work on overhead: the vendors around your operation, not the operation itself.

Almost never. Most savings come from renegotiating with the vendor you already have, who would rather cut the price than lose you. When switching is clearly better, we show you the numbers, including the hassle of switching, and you decide in writing. We never switch first and explain later.