Seeking Quality of Earnings Providers with Dead Deal Fee Provisions

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July 07, 2025

by a searcher from Cornell University - SC Johnson College of Business in Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Hello, I'm looking for any Quality of Earnings providers that charge very minimal up front fees or zero up front fees to complete a quality of earnings report with their payment tied to the actual closing. It's for a very straightforward business deal with $10 million+ in revenue and $2.5 million+ EBITDA. I hear such QoE providers exist, so I'm hoping to get some referrals. Thanks!
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Reply by a searcher
from New York University in San Diego, CA, USA
They may exist, but you should probably avoid them. When it comes to due diligence you get what you pay for and high quality QofE providers are in high demand. Furthermore, professional service providers (lawyers, CPAs, QofE, etc) know that 90%+ of deals do not close. Therefore, why would they build a business based off providing free work to first-time buyers who most likely will not close? It doesn't matter how straightforward the deal looks, because a deal can die from a million different factors- not too mention the QofE that they perform. That said, I HIGHLY recommend you reach out to ^redacted‌. He has an option where he'll allow you to cancel the QofE halfway through if material problems are discovered- potentially saving you 50% of the cost.
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in Janesville, WI, USA
My 2 cents... A good QoE provider will work with you to properly scope and phase the project so that you can decrease your risk of dead deal fees. (This is how we do it at Midwest CPA) A QoE provider desperate for work (probably because they're not very good) will structure their engagement where they take a large risk of doing a lot of work for free. Email me at redacted if you'd like to discuss further.
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