What will it cost?
Three questions. Then the fee.
Every fee is already on this site, so there is nothing to unlock. This just saves you reading twenty pages to find the one that applies to you.
What we would recommend
Financial due diligence
The level is set once we have seen the records, not before.
Three levels are available at this transaction size. Level 2 is the standard engagement for an owner-managed business, and the level is set once we have seen the records rather than before.
The full matrix of levels and fees is on the due diligence page.
The fee we confirm is the fee you pay. We put a fixed fee in writing before any work starts. If the work turns out to be larger than we scoped it, that is our error and our cost, not yours. If your records are materially incomplete, we tell you before we start rather than after we invoice.
All fees exclude GST.
Referred by a mortgage or finance broker, a business broker or an accountant? A 25% referral discount applies to our fixed fees. Files that come through these professionals arrive with the records the work needs, and the fee reflects that. The discount assumes the standard information request is met.
The whole ladder
Or read it as a table.
The estimator above is a shortcut, not a gate. Here is the same thing in one table, and the full schedule with every band and modifier is on the pricing page.
| If this is you | What you need | Fee | Turnaround |
|---|---|---|---|
| All I have is the advertisement | The First Look | $295 | 2 business days |
| I am buying and want the numbers tested | Financial due diligence | $2,500 to $22,000, by transaction value | 3 business days to 5 weeks |
| I am buying and need a lender to say yes | Bank-Ready Pack | $2,850 | 7 business days |
| I run a business and I am planning new debt | Debt Capacity Assessment | $1,850 | 5 business days |
| I run a business and I am planning a growth move | Growth Scenario Model | $4,950 | 10 business days |
| A lender has already knocked us back | Submission Rescue | $950 | 3 business days |
| The bank has asked for a plan | Bank-Ready Plan | $1,450 | 7 business days |
All I have is the advertisement
- What you need
- The First Look
- Fee
- $295
- Turnaround
- 2 business days
I am buying and want the numbers tested
- What you need
- Financial due diligence
- Fee
- $2,500 to $22,000, by transaction value
- Turnaround
- 3 business days to 5 weeks
I am buying and need a lender to say yes
- What you need
- Bank-Ready Pack
- Fee
- $2,850
- Turnaround
- 7 business days
I run a business and I am planning new debt
- What you need
- Debt Capacity Assessment
- Fee
- $1,850
- Turnaround
- 5 business days
I run a business and I am planning a growth move
- What you need
- Growth Scenario Model
- Fee
- $4,950
- Turnaround
- 10 business days
A lender has already knocked us back
- What you need
- Submission Rescue
- Fee
- $950
- Turnaround
- 3 business days
The bank has asked for a plan
- What you need
- Bank-Ready Plan
- Fee
- $1,450
- Turnaround
- 7 business days
All fees exclude GST.
Why due diligence is a range
One number here would be a guess.
Everything else on this site is a fixed figure because the work is defined before it starts. Due diligence is priced by transaction value, and which of the three levels a matter needs depends on what the records look like.
We could quote you a single number now. It would just be the wrong one about half the time, and correcting it later is exactly the experience the fixed fees exist to avoid.
So the estimator gives you the band for your transaction size, and the level is set once we have seen the financials. The fee is confirmed in writing within two business days of that.
| Transaction value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under $1,000,000 | $2,500 | $4,500 | Not offered |
| $1,000,000 – $3,000,000 | $3,500 | $7,000 | $11,000 |
| $3,000,000 – $6,000,000 | $4,500 | $9,500 | $15,000 |
| $6,000,000 – $10,000,000 | $6,000 | $14,000 | $22,000 |
| Above $10,000,000 | Quoted | Quoted | Quoted |
Under $1,000,000
- Level 1
- $2,500
- Level 2
- $4,500
- Level 3
- Not offered
$1,000,000 – $3,000,000
- Level 1
- $3,500
- Level 2
- $7,000
- Level 3
- $11,000
$3,000,000 – $6,000,000
- Level 1
- $4,500
- Level 2
- $9,500
- Level 3
- $15,000
$6,000,000 – $10,000,000
- Level 1
- $6,000
- Level 2
- $14,000
- Level 3
- $22,000
Above $10,000,000
- Level 1
- Quoted
- Level 2
- Quoted
- Level 3
- Quoted
The fee we confirm is the fee you pay.
We put a fixed fee in writing before any work starts. If the work turns out to be larger than we scoped it, that is our error and our cost, not yours. If your records are materially incomplete, we tell you before we start rather than after we invoice.
An estimate is not an engagement. Nothing here is a quote, an offer of credit, or a promise that a lender will approve anything. The fee becomes fixed when we confirm it in writing after seeing the numbers.
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