AI Due Diligence · Sub-$5M Acquisitions

Know What You're Buying
Before You Sign.

Upload financials, tax returns, leases, and key docs for your target acquisition. ClearDeal surfaces hidden red flags, normalizes the numbers, and delivers a structured risk report — so you make offers based on clarity, not hope.

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Avg. deal size
$1.2M – $4.8M
Deal review
$499 flat
Report turnaround
Under 24 hrs
Red flags surfaced
Financials + Legal

Buying Blind Is Not a Strategy

Most small business buyers rely on a folder of spreadsheets, a gut feeling, and an overextended accountant. By the time a real problem surfaces, the deal is already signed — or the earnout is in dispute.

ClearDeal is your AI deal room: a structured, fast, and repeatable way to stress-test what the seller is telling you. Not a replacement for your CPA or attorney — a force multiplier for them.

Three Stages. One Clear Picture.

From raw documents to a structured risk report in under 24 hours.

01
Intake

Upload Your Docs

Drop in P&Ls, tax returns, lease agreements, customer contracts, EBITDA schedules, and any other due-diligence materials. We accept PDF, Excel, and scanned documents.

  • 3 years of financials
  • Tax returns (Sch. C or 1120S)
  • Leases & key contracts
  • Any seller disclosures
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Analysis

AI Stress-Test

Our models cross-reference, normalize, and interrogate the numbers. We flag inconsistencies, normalize owner compensation, identify concentration risks, and map operational dependencies.

  • Revenue normalization
  • Owner add-back analysis
  • Customer/supplier concentration
  • Hidden liability scan
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Report

Your Risk Dossier

A structured, shareable report you can bring to your lender, attorney, or seller. Every red flag includes a severity rating, context, and a set of follow-up questions to ask before closing.

  • Valuation range estimate
  • Ranked red flags
  • Operational dependency map
  • 30 follow-up questions

What's in Your Report

Every ClearDeal report is structured around the questions a seasoned deal attorney or SBA lender would ask — before the surprises happen at closing.

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Valuation Range
SDE-based and EBITDA-based estimates at market multiples, with key adjustments flagged.
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Ranked Red Flags
Every issue we find is severity-rated (Critical / High / Medium) with context and source.
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Normalized Financials
We strip owner perks, one-time items, and accounting irregularities to expose real cash flow.
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Operational Dependencies
Key-person risk, customer concentration, supplier dependencies, and lease terms mapped clearly.
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30 Follow-Up Questions
Specific, deal-tested questions to put to the seller or broker before your LOI.

Built for Buyers & Brokers

Individual Buyers

First-time or repeat acquirers evaluating main street or lower-middle-market businesses. Get institutional-grade diligence without the institutional fees.

Business Brokers

Arm your buyers with a credible risk report before the LOI. Close more deals that stick. Differentiate your listings.

Search Fund Operators

Running a search with limited capital? Move faster on the deals that matter and kill the ones that don't.

SBA Lenders & Advisors

Stress-test the financials on sub-$5M acquisitions before underwriting. Flag the 20% of deals that absorb 80% of your post-close headaches.

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Your Next Deal
Deserves Clarity

Buy a ClearDeal Deal Review for $499. Send your target's financials, tax returns, leases, and key documents, then receive a red-flag analysis and narrative diligence report for one acquisition target.

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