Acquisition Checklist for Accounting
Acquisition Integration Accounting Checklist covers 88 tasks in areas such as treasury, synergy tracking, organization design, taxes, operational reporting, and financial close.
Excerpt:
| Treasury |
| Implement plan for inter-company sweep and settlement to acquiring company's lockboxes / GL |
| Lockbox implementation / closures |
| Move accounts to same cash management platform |
| Close Acquired Company's bank accounts |
| Adjust for Target once final structure determined |
| Finalize Budget/Plan for each organization |
| Pay down Acquired Company's Term Loan at closing |
| Terminate Acquired Company's Revolver |
| Review all Acquired Company's debt covenants; review for conforming to covenants |
| Cancel select Acquired Company's insurance policies |
| Make any changes to lockbox, bank signature pages; update wire security |
| Agree on process for sweeping cash between Acquiring Company / Acquired Company ... |
