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Scope the mandate in two minutes .
Red flag, rapid, full FDD, or portfolio monitoring. Tell us the shape of the deal: we come back with a dated proposal and a team. No subcontractors, no juniors running the model.
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✓ 2 minutes✓ Dated proposal within 24h✓ Senior-only team✓ Fixed fee, always
Gaetan Brillaud · Managing Partner · Fractal
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What shape of work?
One answer. Drives everything else: scope, team, fee, timing.
Red flag review
1 week. Go / no-go on the file before you commit.
From CAD 7k
Rapid screening
2 weeks. Confirmatory analysis pre-LOI or exclusivity.
From CAD 20k
Full FDD
3 to 4 weeks. Complete QoE, working capital, debt & debt-like, KPI deep-dive.
CAD 35k+
Portfolio monitoring
Ongoing. Monthly/quarterly read on your portcos, early-warning flags.
CAD 4k/mo
Something else
VDD support, contentious review, carve-out, sell-side prep, ad hoc.
Custom
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Target sector ?
Helps us staff the right seniority.
SaaS / software Marketplace / platform Fintech / embedded finance DTC / e-commerce B2B tech-enabled services Deep tech / hardware / biotech Other
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Target revenue / size?
Pick the bracket that fits today's run-rate.
Under CAD 2M ARR CAD 2M to CAD 10M CAD 10M to CAD 30M CAD 30M to CAD 100M CAD 100M+
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Where does the target operate ?
Tax, payroll and reporting all flex with geography.
Canada only Canada + US (North America) US only Transatlantic (CA / US + Europe) Global / multi-jurisdiction
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Where is the deal today?
Calibrates cadence and intensity.
Early look Teaser / IM received. Considering passing or progressing. Pre-LOI / pre-exclusivity Preparing to put something on paper. Under exclusivity LOI signed, full DD window open. Competitive / auction Bid-defense timeline. Multiple bidders in play. Close imminent SPA drafted, confirmatory work remains. Post-close / portfolio Already in portfolio, monitoring or value-creation.
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Report needed by ?
When the deliverable lands sets the team and the price.
Within a week Rush 1 to 2 weeks Tight 3 to 4 weeks Flexible / not time-bound
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What are you worried about?
Pick what applies. Tells us where to spend the time.
Quality of earnings Revenue recognition, one-offs, pro-forma adjustments, EBITDA bridge. ARR & SaaS metrics Retention, NRR, churn cohorts, CAC / LTV, pipeline conversion. Working capital & normalized NWC Debt & debt-like items Tax posture / SR&ED / transfer pricing Forecast credibility / budget stress-test Cap table / waterfall / dilution math Customer concentration / contract quality Something specific, I'll describe it next
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Where is the data today?
Sets what we can read from day one.
Full data room + management access Teaser / limited data, management call on request Minimal, we're pre-LOI, working with what's public None yet, scoping ahead of access
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Anything we should walk in knowing ?
Optional. The one or two sentences that actually matter. Skip if there's nothing to add.
Markdown, bullets, just freeform, your call.
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Who should we send the proposal to?
Dated scope + fixed fee in your inbox within 24 hours, business days.
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Everything here is confidential. We treat every scoping request as covered by a mutual NDA from first contact. No data stored in forms or analytics.
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Here's the brief .
Send it now and we come back with a dated proposal within 24 hours, business days.
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