Deal Ready Group Certification Standard
Get your Australian business
Deal Ready before you sell.
The certification standard that earns buyer trust, and the price that comes with it.
Every financial statement verified by a chartered accountant, every claim independently validated. Your entire business packaged so buyers decide confidently, without weeks of back-and-forth.
CA-Verified Financials
3rd Party Valuation
Quality of Earnings
Information Memorandum
Secure Data Room
Legal DD Checklist
70%
of unprepped SME listings never sell (AIBB, 2024)
+20%
average price uplift on certified listings (Deal Ready Group data)
3 days
average time to first offer on a certified listing (Deal Ready Group data)
$0
upfront to get started. No sale, no fee
What's Inside
Six independent verifications.
One certification.
Each component verified by an independent professional, then bundled into a single, buyer-facing package.
01
CA-Verified Financials & EBITDA
EBITDA normalised and signed off by a registered Chartered Accountant. Add-backs verified, personal expenses removed. Buyers trust the numbers without questioning them.
Chartered Accountant02
3rd Party Business Valuation
An independent valuation from a registered business valuer, not an algorithm, not an internal estimate. A signed, defensible opinion of value that buyers and acquisition lenders can rely on.
Registered Business Valuer03
Quality of Earnings Report
A QoE confirms that the earnings are sustainable, recurring, and accurately represented. Industry standard on any serious deal. Included in Complete and Premium packages.
Independent Analyst04
Professional Information Memorandum
Your business presented at its full worth. AI-assisted draft, professionally edited and designed. Everything a serious buyer needs to understand the opportunity and make a confident decision.
Deal Ready Group Deal Team05
Secure Due Diligence Data Room
All financials, contracts, leases, licences, and supporting documents, indexed and accessible only to buyers who have signed a Confidentiality Agreement. No more Dropbox links.
Encrypted · CA-gated access06
Legal & Compliance Checklist
Every standard legal and compliance question a buyer's solicitor will raise, answered before they ask. Reduces due diligence timelines by approximately 40% on certified listings.
Deal Ready Group + Legal CounselThe Certification
What buyers see
on a certified listing.
Deal Ready Group
Deal Ready™
Independent Certification · Verified 2026
CA-Verified EBITDA
3rd Party Valuation
Quality of Earnings
Information Memorandum
Secure Data Room
Legal DD Checklist
Valid 12 months from issueIndependently verified
Buyer Psychology
Why it changes
how buyers behave.
When buyers can trust what they see, they stop looking for problems and start competing on price.
Buyers compete, not negotiate down
Without certification, every buyer interrogates the numbers and uses uncertainty as a lever to chip the price. When the numbers are verified, the only lever is offer speed and value.
Due diligence completes in days, not months
A certified data room with pre-answered legal and compliance questions turns a 3-month DD process into a 2-week process. Fewer conditions, faster settlement.
Finance conditions resolve faster
Acquisition lenders rely on the same verified financials and independent valuation. A Deal Ready business moves through credit approval significantly faster than an unverified listing.
“The Deal Ready badge changed how I approached the listing. I came to buy a business, not to do forensic accounting. When the numbers were already verified, I offered faster and higher than I would have otherwise.”
Buyer, Healthcare sector, $2.8M acquisition, Victoria
The Difference
Certified vs. unprepped.
The gap is real.
Without certification 70% never sell
Buyers question every number in the financials
9+ months on market with no serious offers
Deals collapse during due diligence
Price chipped 20–30% below expectation
Personal expenses buried in the P&L
DD drags on for months, buyers walk
Deal Ready certified High close rate
Verified numbers, buyers compete on price
First offers typically within 3 days of listing
Average 20% above comparable unprepped listings
Clean, normalised EBITDA, bulletproof under scrutiny
DD completed in days, not months
Finance conditions satisfied faster, clean settlement
The Process
3–4 weeks.
Certified and ready.
We handle the preparation from end to end. You connect your accounting software and share your documents. We do the rest.
Finance the Fee
Pay $0 upfront. Your preparation fee is financed through our lending partner and settled from sale proceeds at closing. If the business does not sell, the obligation is discharged. You carry no out-of-pocket risk.
01
Apply & sign NDA
Submit your application and sign the NDA. An advisor is assigned to your file within 4 business hours. Takes 30 minutes.
30 min02
Connect your accounting software
We send a secure connection link for Xero or MYOB. Alternatively, provide exports manually. All data is encrypted and NDA-protected.
Xero · MYOB · Manual03
CA review & financial verification
Your Chartered Accountant reviews and normalises your EBITDA. Add-backs verified. Third-party valuation and QoE report commissioned in parallel.
5–10 business days04
IM, data room & legal checklist
Your Information Memorandum is drafted, designed, and approved by you. All documents are indexed in your secure, buyer-ready data room.
10–15 business days05
Certification issued, ready to list
Deal Ready certification issued. Listing goes live to our verified buyer network. Business brokers and qualified buyers notified.
From day 1 of data receiptQuestions
Common questions
answered.
Anything else on your mind? Talk to an advisor. No commitment required.
Ready to become
Deal Ready?
Get an indicative valuation in 60 seconds, then let our team show you exactly what your certification will include.