The first few months after a business purchase are the most critical in terms of predicting the company’s ability to thrive under new ownership.
Buyers feel an immense joy and trepedation immediately following an acquisition. They’ve spent the better part of the past year, sometimes years, researching businesses, interviewing sellers, doing their due diligence, putting in hard-earned savings, securing a bank loan, and when they finally successfully close on a deal, they want to roll up their sleeves and dive in.