Help serious buyers close with a credible post-close plan.
A buyer can be serious, funded, and under LOI — and still be thin on what happens after close. Anchora helps that buyer show a credible first 100-day plan without sourcing deals, brokering transactions, raising capital, negotiating terms, or stepping into your advisory role.
The goal is not to reopen the deal. The goal is to help the buyer look prepared for what happens after close.
No intake form. No pitch deck. Just a short read on whether the buyer's handoff plan is thin.
Helps acquisition buyers install a first 100-day post-close control plan: cash visibility, reporting cadence, operator accountability, seller transition tracking, and owner-side decision rhythm.
Brokers and M&A advisors with serious SMB buyers under LOI, approaching close, or recently closed.
A prepared buyer gives the seller more confidence, gives the lender better visibility, and reduces post-close blowback that can reflect poorly on the transaction.
A buyer can be serious and still be unprepared for the handoff.
The buyer may have capital, a signed LOI, lender interest, and conviction. But sellers, lenders, and advisors still need confidence that the business will be under control once ownership changes hands.
- The buyer hesitates because the post-close plan is thin.
- The seller worries the business may lose its footing.
- The lender wants better borrower visibility.
- Diligence exposes issues that need action.
- No one owns the first 100 days.
- Post-close chaos may reflect poorly on the transaction.
Anchora helps your buyer close with conviction — without stepping into your lane.
- Gives the buyer a credible first 100-day plan
- Makes the handoff feel manageable
- Clarifies what the owner should know after close
- Makes operator accountability visible
- Reduces post-close uncertainty
- This helps your buyer look prepared
- This helps the seller feel safer about the handoff
- Reduces post-close blowback that can reflect poorly on the transaction
- Protects your reputation
- A clean answer when a buyer asks “what happens after close?”
- Adds value without expanding your advisory scope
This should not scare the seller.
Anchora is not introduced because the buyer is weak. Anchora is introduced because serious buyers plan the handoff before the business changes hands.
- The buyer is preparing for continuity
- The seller’s legacy is being taken seriously
- Transition risk is being addressed
- The buyer is not improvising the first 100 days
- Anchora does not renegotiate the transaction or reopen diligence
Anchora is not another diligence track.
Anchora is not another advisor in the deal. Anchora does not run the sale process, negotiate terms, advise on valuation, source buyers, raise capital, or manage diligence. Anchora begins where the transaction process usually leaves off: helping the buyer install the post-close control system needed to own the business well.
Built by someone who has sat around the transaction table — and inside the business after close.
Anchora was built by a CFO / operator with 20+ years across private equity, interim CFO work, post-close integration, lender reporting, board reporting, cash visibility, FP&A, working capital, and finance-function stabilization.
- PE-backed CFO / operator background
- Alvarez & Marsal and PwC Strategy& experience
- Interim CFO and operating roles
- Post-close integration exposure
- Lender, board, cash, FP&A, KPI, and working-capital experience
- Founder-led and pressure-window situations
The backbone of America needs a better handoff.
Small businesses put people to work, support families, serve communities, and carry the legacy of the owners who built them. When ownership changes hands, the handoff matters.
Anchora helps serious buyers carry the business forward with visibility, cadence, and accountability after close.
Bring Anchora in when the buyer has a real deal — and the post-close plan is thin.
- Buyer is under LOI
- Buyer is approaching close
- Buyer recently closed
- Buyer is not the day-to-day operator
- A credible operator or GM exists
- Seller transition is material
- Lender or investor reporting is required
- Cash visibility is limited
- The finance function is weak
- No one owns the first 100-day plan
- Buyer asks “what happens after close?”
- Buyer wants acquisition-target sourcing
- Buyer wants capital raised
- Buyer expects Anchora to run the business
- No credible operator exists
- Buyer wants transaction success-fee economics
- Business is too small to support outside help
- Buyer has no real deal in motion
Not sure whether a situation fits? That is exactly what the 15-minute call is for.
Pressure-test a buyer's post-close plan →Use this language with a buyer.
The practical question is “how do I introduce this without sounding like I’m selling another service?” Forward one of these — they are written to stay in your voice.
“I know a firm that helps acquisition buyers think through the first 100 days after close. They do not broker deals, raise capital, or replace management. They help buyers install cash visibility, reporting cadence, and operator accountability so the business has a clearer post-close plan. It may be worth a short conversation.”
“I know someone who helps acquisition buyers think through the first 100 days after close. They do not broker deals, raise capital, or replace management. They help buyers put basic post-close control in place so the handoff feels more credible.”
What Anchora installs after close.
By the end of the first 100 days, the owner should know how cash is moving, whether the operator is on plan, where the risks are, what decisions are pending, and whether the business is stabilizing under new ownership.
We stay out of your lane.
- Source buyers or sellers
- Broker transactions
- Receive finder fees
- Raise capital
- Negotiate transaction terms
- Advise on valuation
- Prepare sale materials
- Run the sale process
- Replace the attorney
- Replace the CPA
- Replace the lender
- Replace the broker / advisor
- Act as CEO or GM
- Run the business day to day
You continue to own the transaction process. Anchora supports the buyer’s post-close control plan.
| Area | Broker / Advisor | Anchora | Boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buyer / seller sourcing | Sources and screens parties | No role | Anchora never sources deals or parties |
| Sale process | Runs the process to close | No role | Anchora starts after the process |
| LOI / transaction terms | Negotiates LOI and terms | No role | Terms stay with you and counsel |
| Valuation | Advises on price | No role | Anchora gives no pricing opinion |
| Diligence coordination | Coordinates diligence | May translate findings into a post-close plan | Not a second diligence track |
| Seller transition planning | Frames transition in the deal | Builds the post-close transition tracker | Supports continuity; never reopens the deal |
| Buyer readiness | Assesses fit for the deal | Builds the post-close control plan | Readiness to own, not to transact |
| Lender-facing materials | Prepares financing materials | Supports ongoing lender / investor reporting | Post-close reporting, not financing |
| First 100-day plan | — | Owns the first 100-day control plan | Anchora’s core post-close lane |
| Post-close cash visibility | — | Installs 13-week cash visibility | Owner-side, after close |
| Operator scorecard | — | Builds the scorecard and cadence | Accountability layer, not the operator |
| Owner reporting cadence | — | Installs owner reporting cadence | Owner visibility, not management |
What your buyer should be able to see after close.
This is the kind of weekly view Anchora helps the owner build: cash, KPI movement, operator accountability, open risks, and pending decisions.
| Metric | Actual | Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (MTD) | $1.84M | $1.80M | |
| Gross margin | 38.2% | 39.0% | |
| DSO (days) | 41 | 38 | |
| Backlog | $2.1M | $1.9M |
Illustrative owner readout — not a client result. This is the kind of transaction confidence a prepared buyer can show after close.
Buyer-funded, scope-defined, no transaction economics.
Anchora is paid by the buyer or acquisition vehicle for post-close owner-side operating office support. Anchora does not receive brokerage fees, finder fees, success fees, or transaction-based compensation.
Most broker introductions should start with a short post-close plan conversation, not a full engagement discussion.
First 100-Day Ownership Control Tower
A fixed-scope post-close engagement for a buyer who already has a business in motion and needs control quickly — visibility, reporting, cash discipline, and operating cadence.
Ongoing Owner’s Operating Office
A recurring owner-side governance and reporting cadence for buyers who want continued visibility and accountability after the first 100 days — without becoming the day-to-day operator. Starts at $10K/month; scope set per engagement.
The engagement is only appropriate where the cost of poor post-close control is materially higher than the fee. Scope and fees are set per engagement, depending on business size, deal complexity, finance-function maturity, reporting needs, and operator status.
Straight answers for brokers and advisors.
Does Anchora broker deals?
Does Anchora source buyers or sellers?
Does Anchora receive finder fees or transaction compensation?
Does Anchora interfere with the transaction process?
Will this scare the buyer?
Will this scare the seller?
When should I introduce Anchora?
Who pays Anchora?
Does Anchora replace the operator?
Does Anchora replace the broker / advisor?
What if the buyer has no operator?
What happens in the first 15-minute call?
Have a buyer under LOI, approaching close, or recently closed?
If the buyer has a real business in motion and a credible operator — but lacks post-close visibility, cadence, or control — Anchora can help pressure-test the handoff.
In 15 minutes, we’ll discuss the buyer’s situation, where control could break after close, and whether Anchora is relevant. If not, we’ll say so. No intake form, no pitch deck.