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Quality of Earnings in M&A: What Sellers Need to Fix Before Going to Market

This is the audio version of “Quality of Earnings: What Buyers Really Check Before Buying a Business.”

In this episode, Sara Vaziri and Neal Sheth discuss how buyers verify a company’s true financial performance during a sale process. They break down what a Quality of Earnings (QoE) review actually is, why it matters in M&A, what financial mistakes and red flags can lower value, how working capital and accounting issues affect negotiations, and what business owners should do to prepare before going to market.

Key topics:

• quality of earnings

• financial due diligence

• preparing a business…

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