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Transaction Advisory Services

Every Successful
Transaction Starts with
Financial Readiness

From mergers and IPOs to carve-outs, we provide senior-led expertise across every stage of the deal, from diligence through post-close optimization.

The Practice At A Glance

Transaction Advisory Services Across the Deal Lifecycle

Acclarity's Understand, Align, Execute approach shown as an interlocking three-loop infinity diagram, with step 1 Understand in green, step 2 Align in dark teal, and step 3 Execute in yellow.

 

We work directly alongside your finance team and deal counsel, not behind them. Every engagement is managed by senior professionals who are accountable for your timeline and outcome.

1

Understand

Diagnose deal context, data, and timeline.

2

Align

Finance, ops, and counsel rowing in one direction.

3

Execute

Senior-led delivery, accountable to close.

What we do

Service Offerings

Senior-led advisory across the full transaction lifecycle.

All offerings
Buy-Side & Sell-Side Readiness Strong deals start with strong preparation. We help buyers and sellers organize data rooms, resolve reporting inconsistencies, and ensure financials tell an accurate story that holds up under pressure.
Quality of Earnings (QoE) & Financial Diligence A QoE does more than verify revenue. We normalize earnings, flag risks that affect valuation, and validate the data both parties will rely on. Buyers gain confidence; sellers face fewer surprises.
IPO Readiness & Public Company Preparation Going public requires a different level of financial infrastructure. We assess controls, reporting, and compliance against public company standards, then close the gaps before they become delays.
Carve-Out & Separation Support Carving out a business unit is operationally complex. We manage separation of financial systems, data, and reporting so the new entity can operate independently from Day 1, without inheriting parent-company dependencies.
Merger Integration & Synergy Execution Integration is where deals deliver or disappoint. We cover Day 1 and Day 100 planning, finance function alignment, systems consolidation, and synergy tracking, so the strategic rationale actually materializes.
Acquisition Accounting & Valuation Support Post-close accounting is technical and time-sensitive. We manage purchase price allocation, fair value assessments, and opening balance sheets in close coordination with valuation teams.
Shared Services Design & Optimization Scaling finance after a transaction takes more than headcount. We design shared services that centralize the right capabilities, reduce redundancy, and build infrastructure to support continued growth.
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What’s At Stake

Most deal complications are predictable and preventable.

The same issues show up across M&A, divestitures, and IPOs. Recognizing them early is half the work.

Where Deals Go Sideways

Inadequate diligence preparation

Financials that aren’t audit-ready create delays, renegotiations, and eroded credibility.

Unreliable financial data

When numbers don’t hold up to scrutiny, valuation confidence drops and timelines stretch.

Integration delays

Poor Day 1 planning leaves systems misaligned and value-capture targets on paper.

Missed value capture

Without structured tracking, the upside that justified the deal quietly disappears.

Internal bandwidth constraints

Finance teams can’t run the business and the transaction at the same time.

With Acclarity

Faster, cleaner diligence

Organized financials and accurate data reduce friction at every review stage.

Stronger valuation confidence

Normalized earnings and validated performance give all parties a reliable foundation.

Reduced deal risk

Issues identified and resolved early don’t become leverage for the other side.

Successful integration outcomes

Structured Day 1 and Day 100 planning hits milestones and captures value.

Senior bandwidth, on demand

An experienced team carries the transaction so yours can keep running the business.

Engaging experienced transaction advisory before these issues arise is far less costly than addressing them mid-deal.
Proof

Case Studies

Recent transaction engagements: what we walked into, and what changed by the close.

All case studies
PE-Backed Manufacturing
60x Faster Automated ETL Real-Time Operational Insights
A precision manufacturing company struggled with fragmented data systems, manual reporting processes, and limited visibility into operational and financial performance. Read the story
PE-Backed Retail Client
SOX Compliance Support During Peak Periods Improved Testing Efficiency by 40%
A $1B revenue retail organization faced mounting pressure during peak audit periods due to compressed SOX testing timelines, limited internal bandwidth, and increased compliance risk. Read the story
Multi-Site Healthcare Organization
Automated Cash Reconciliation Across 400 Clinics Real-Time Financial Visibility
A rapidly growing healthcare organization struggled to manage cash reconciliation and financial visibility across more than 400 clinic locations due to fragmented systems, manual processes, and unreconciled cash balances. Read the story
Why Acclarity

Transaction advisory partners, not observers.

Senior-led from day one

Every engagement is staffed and managed by experienced professionals. Direct access to the people doing the work.

90+ acquisitions of experience

Across PE-backed platforms, manufacturing, commercial services, and residential services environments.

Finance, ops, and systems

One team that brings accounting, operational, and technology depth to stand up functional business units that last.

Embedded, not at a distance

We work as an extension of your finance team, inside the process, accountable for your outcomes.

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People

Expert Spotlight

The senior advisors who'd actually run your engagement, not a pitch team.

Our full team
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Transaction Advisory Lead

Olga Arnold, CPA

Transaction Advisory Expert

Olga is a seasoned accounting leader with deep experience in private-equity-backed, highly acquisitive organizations. She has played a direct role in over 90 acquisitions across manufacturing, commercial, and residential services sectors, serving in leadership roles including Interim Controller and Regional Controller. Olga specializes in merger integration, process design, and accounting function stand-up, with extensive experience in acquisition accounting, IT improvements, and back-office transformation.

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Point of view

Thought Leadership

What deal teams get wrong, what we've learned across 90+ acquisitions, and how to be ready before the process starts.

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Common Questions

FAQs About Transaction Advisory

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What are transaction advisory services?

Transaction advisory services support businesses through major financial events such as M&A, IPOs, carve-outs, and divestitures by improving financial readiness, strengthening diligence, and ensuring sound execution at every phase. The goal is to reduce risk, protect value, and help deals close on the right terms.

When should you engage a transaction advisor?

Before the process begins, when possible. Early engagement gives your team time to resolve data issues, prepare documentation, and build the financial infrastructure that buyers, lenders, and auditors will expect.

That said, we also step in mid-deal and post-close when internal teams need capacity or specialized expertise fast.

What is included in quality of earnings services?

A QoE analysis examines your financials to identify and normalize adjustments that affect true earnings performance. This includes removing one-time items, assessing revenue quality, identifying accounting inconsistencies, and validating the numbers that will drive valuation.

It gives both buyers and sellers a reliable, defensible view of business performance.

How do transaction advisors reduce deal risk?

By addressing problems before they surface under pressure. We improve data accuracy, identify reporting gaps, and ensure your financial story is consistent and well-supported.

Issues caught early stay internal. Issues caught during diligence become leverage for the other side.

What's the difference between transaction advisory and M&A advisory services?

The terms are often used interchangeably, but M&A advisory services typically refer specifically to mergers and acquisitions, while transaction advisory services cover the broader range of major business events, including IPOs, carve-outs, divestitures, and post-close integration.

Our practice covers all of these.

Get deal-ready with confidence.

Transactions move fast. The businesses that close on their terms are the ones that showed up prepared. Whether you're at the start of a deal process or already in it, we're built to support you with senior expertise through close and beyond.

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