Capital readiness · Africa
Are you actually ready to raise €5m to €100m?
A good company is not automatically an investable opportunity. DealReady measures, then strengthens, the ability of your numbers, your governance, your transaction and your documentation to withstand due diligence and an Investment Committee.
5 minutes · Confidential · No commitment · No investor contact without your consent.
- QS1Major Readiness Gaps0 – 39
- QS2Early Readiness40 – 54
- QS3Developing55 – 69
- QS4Ready to Prepare70 – 79
- QS5Strong Readiness Potential80 – 89
- QS6High Readiness Potential90 – 100
The DealReady scale places your company on six readiness levels, from a file still to be built to an institutional-grade file.
The problem
Before the investor, there is the transaction.
Many African companies have revenue, growth, a business plan and a valuation in mind. Few are ready for due diligence, the valuation challenge, governance analysis, the opening of a data room and the questions of an Investment Committee.
Investors do not only finance a good company. They assess a transaction. DealReady intervenes precisely before you approach the market.
The numbers do not survive due diligence
Inconsistencies between accounts, model and deck; poorly normalised EBITDA; insufficiently documented assumptions.
The amount sought is not justified
Amount, structure and use of proceeds are not tied to a defensible financial model.
Valuation reflects an expectation, not an analysis
A valuation must be triangulated across methods and tested with scenarios.
The company tells its story, not an investment thesis
The investor wants to understand why invest now, the risks, value creation and exit.
Governance becomes an obstacle
Ownership, founder dependence, related parties, controls or reporting can stop the transaction.
The data room comes too late
Prepared companies know in advance what due diligence will reveal.
Fundraising begins before investor outreach.
The method
Four stages, from measurement to management preparation.
Assess
Measure transaction readiness across six pillars, 50 criteria and ten Critical Gates™, with an evidence architecture that separates what is declared from what is demonstrated.
Prioritise
Identify Investment Blockers, Valuation Enhancers and Transaction Accelerators, then quantify the DealReady Gap™ to the target profile.
Build
Build what is missing: financial review, normalised EBITDA, model, valuation, structure, investment thesis, deck, information memorandum, data room, Q&A.
Prepare
Prepare management for the market: Investment Committee simulation, due-diligence questions, process management.
The DealReady Score™
Six pillars, one hundred points, and gates no average can hide.
- 25
Financial Readiness
Can the numbers and forecasts be trusted?
- 15
Strategic & Business Readiness
Does the company present a defensible economic proposition?
- 15
Governance Readiness
Do governance, management and compliance withstand due diligence?
- 20
Transaction Readiness
Is there a clear, coherent and structured transaction?
- 10
Documentation Readiness
Can the file be opened and audited quickly?
- 15
Investor Readiness
Can management defend the file in front of investors?
The DealReady Score™ measures transaction readiness. It measures neither creditworthiness, nor the probability of obtaining financing, nor the intrinsic quality of an investment.
Services
From a free diagnostic to an institutional-grade file.
DealReady QuickScore™
Free
15 questions, 5 minutes. Score out of 100, six pillars, three strengths, three priority blockers, Critical Gates and recommended next step.
Verified DealReady Assessment™
€5,000 excl. VAT
50 criteria tested against documents, Evidence Confidence Index™, ten Critical Gates™, Capital Fit™, DealReady Gap™ and a 30/60/90-day roadmap. Creditable against a Sprint.
Capital Readiness Sprint™
€49,500 excl. VAT · 4 to 6 weeks
Financial review, normalised EBITDA, model, valuation, structure, investment thesis, deck, information memorandum, data room, Q&A and Investment Committee simulation.
Investor Ready & Portfolio Readiness
On proposal
Complex transactions, stress tests and management preparation. For banks, funds, DFIs and programs: score a portfolio of companies and prepare the best of them.
What we are — and are not
A methodology, not a promise.
We do
Assessment, diagnostic, structuring, valuation, financial preparation, governance, investor documentation, data room, management preparation, due-diligence readiness.
We do not
Credit ratings, solvency opinions, investment recommendations, guarantees of financing, intermediation or placement. Any introduction is handled by partners holding the appropriate licences.
We commit to
Contractual confidentiality, segregated data, no disclosure to any investor without your explicit consent, human validation of every verified score.
A method born from practice
Built on a benchmark of many transactions, across several continents.
The DealReady methodology draws on transactions, audits and valuations carried out in Africa, Europe and North America, on multidisciplinary and multisector expertise, and on contributions from several finance and private-capital experts. It is versioned, documented and designed to be understood and audited by institutions.
Expert-led
Founded and led by a chartered accountant and statutory auditor, formerly with Deloitte and BDO, specialised in transactions and governance.
Africa-first
Designed for African and Africa-related companies, in their regulatory, documentary and sector realities.
Institution-ready
Reference frameworks aligned with DFI and institutional investor practice: governance, beneficial ownership, E&S, integrity.
Frequently asked questions
What executives ask us.
Is the DealReady Score™ a credit rating?
No. It measures transaction readiness: the ability of your numbers, governance, transaction and documentation to withstand due diligence. It measures neither creditworthiness nor the probability of obtaining financing.
Does DealReady find investors?
No. We intervene before investor outreach to make the company and the transaction presentable and defensible. No investor is contacted without your consent, and any placement activity is handled by licensed partners.
Is the QuickScore free and confidential?
Yes. It takes about five minutes, it is free and confidential. Your answers are not shared with any third party. The QuickScore is self-declared: it becomes a verified score only after documentary review by our analysts.
What is the difference between QuickScore and Verified Assessment?
The QuickScore relies on your answers. The Verified DealReady Assessment™ tests 50 criteria against your documents, assigns an Evidence Confidence Index™, tests the ten Critical Gates™ and produces a prioritised roadmap. Only an analyst can grant verified status.
Do you work with companies smaller or larger than €5m–€100m?
The commercial core is the €5m–€100m transaction, but the methodology applies to companies of any size, with a target level proportionate to their stage: Emerging, Growth or Institutional.
Who operates DealReady?
The DealReady brand is operated by GREENBRIDGE CORP LIMITED (London). The methodology is led by a financial expert and CCEF member, business-valuation expert, chartered accountant and statutory auditor, with a methodology committee and independent reviewers; verified scores are signed by a partner.
Start by knowing where you stand.
Five minutes, fifteen questions, a score revealed immediately.