The problem we solve
Most of the discounts taken in a sale are not clever buyer tactics. They are pre-existing problems made visible in diligence — stock that moves slower than the forecast assumed, profit that does not clean up as neatly as the deck implied, a working-capital gap nobody flagged. Each one comes off the price.
Oro is the finance leader who finds those problems first and either fixes them or prices them in, so the buyer’s diligence confirms what you already showed them rather than uncovering surprises. The result is a higher price and a faster, calmer process.
What is in scope
- Full ownership of the numbers. We take ownership of your finances and work alongside your accountant, so one person is accountable for the numbers a buyer will scrutinise.
- Business and cash forecasting. A defensible forecast a buyer believes, plus a working-capital target modelled and locked down before close.
- Cost optimisation. Clean, normalised profit — finding the margin and justifying the add-backs line by line.
- Ad hoc financial analysis for decisions. The one-off questions that move the price — the valuation range, customer and product concentration, and the levers you can pull before the process starts.
- Monthly investor and board reporting. A monthly pack with clear recommendations, plus a diligence pack ready before the data room opens.
Working alongside your sell-side adviser
The sell-side mandate sits with a corporate finance firm or boutique bank. Oro does not compete with that and does not take a percentage of the sale. We take responsibility for the numbers and the diligence, so your adviser can focus on positioning and the buyer process. You end up with two people on your side: one running the process, one running the numbers.
Pricing
One simple monthly retainer of £2,000 to £6,000, depending on scope. One-month rolling notice either side — you are never locked into a CFO that is not working.