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Due diligence found the error in your numbers

La due diligence ha trovato l'errore nei tuoi numeri · Finance · Beginner

The case

You are the CFO of a company being sold. Two weeks before closing, your controller privately flags a material error: revenue from a multi-year contract was recognized early, about 400,000€ over the past two fiscal years, inflating the EBITDA the price was calculated on. The buyer's advisors have not noticed. The founder, who is selling to retire, tells you it can be discussed after closing. The sale agreement contains representations on the financial statements that you too will sign. What do you do?

Sei il CFO di un'azienda in vendita. A due settimane dal closing, il tuo controller ti segnala in privato un errore rilevante: i ricavi di un contratto pluriennale sono stati riconosciuti in anticipo per circa 400.000€ negli ultimi due esercizi, gonfiando l'EBITDA su cui è stato calcolato il prezzo. Gli advisor del compratore non se ne sono accorti. Il fondatore, che sta vendendo per ritirarsi, ti dice che se ne parlerà dopo il closing. Il contratto di vendita contiene garanzie sui bilanci che firmerai anche tu. Cosa fai?

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