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GARAGE DOOR · Q2 2026 · 4-item pre-LOI diligence checklist · 2 Critical · 2 High · 0 MediumMETHODOLOGY · Acquidex v1.0 · Anchored to AQX-IR-GDR-2026Q2 · Sample window Q2 2026 public market-rate sweepCRITICAL 01 · Separate service revenue from installs · EARNINGS QUALITY pillarCRITICAL 02 · Normalize seller installer and estimator labor · EARNINGS QUALITY pillarCRITICAL 03 · Count inventory and truck stock · FUNDABILITY pillarLIVE · Pre-LOI verifications a sophisticated buyer should clear before signing an LOIGARAGE DOOR · Q2 2026 · 4-item pre-LOI diligence checklist · 2 Critical · 2 High · 0 MediumMETHODOLOGY · Acquidex v1.0 · Anchored to AQX-IR-GDR-2026Q2 · Sample window Q2 2026 public market-rate sweepCRITICAL 01 · Separate service revenue from installs · EARNINGS QUALITY pillarCRITICAL 02 · Normalize seller installer and estimator labor · EARNINGS QUALITY pillarCRITICAL 03 · Count inventory and truck stock · FUNDABILITY pillarLIVE · Pre-LOI verifications a sophisticated buyer should clear before signing an LOI

Q2 2026 Garage Door Pre-LOI Diligence

The complete garage door pre-LOI diligence checklist.

Every Garage Door acquisition verification a sophisticated buyer should clear before signing a letter of intent — grouped by category, tagged by pillar and severity, anchored to the Q2 2026 Garage Door Atlas.

4

Total items

2

Critical · pre-LOI

2

High · post-LOI risk

0

Medium · diligence period

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Severity legend

critical Will cause SBA fall-through or a deal break if missed. Verify before LOI.

high Post-LOI repricing risk. Verify in the diligence period or accept the haircut.

medium Diligence-period verification. Will not kill the deal but compounds working-capital and post-close risk.

01

Category 01 · 1 item

Revenue mix

Separate service revenue from installs

Why:Recurring service deserves more pricing credit than project backlog.

Check:Invoice export · job type tags · callback logs · maintenance contracts

critical

Earnings Quality

02

Category 02 · 1 item

Labor normalization

Normalize seller installer and estimator labor

Why:Owner production labor can overstate transferable SDE.

Check:Owner schedule · estimates won · lead installer roster · replacement wage data

critical

Earnings Quality

03

Category 03 · 1 item

Working capital

Count inventory and truck stock

Why:Parts and door stock can create immediate working-capital needs.

Check:Inventory list · distributor invoices · truck stock · aged parts

high

Fundability

04

Category 04 · 1 item

Contract transfer

Verify commercial maintenance assignment

Why:Commercial service contracts drive upper-band transferability.

Check:Contracts · property manager contacts · assignment rights · service history

high

Transferability

Methodology & sourcing

This checklist is anchored to the Q2 2026 Garage Door Industry Atlas (AQX-IR-GDR-2026Q2, sample window Q2 2026 public market-rate sweep). Items reflect Q2 2026 deal evidence, current federal, state, and (where applicable) Japanese national and prefectural regulatory regimes, and Acquidex direct deal observations. Sources mirror the parent Atlas — see the methodology section of the Atlas for the full citation list.

Disclaimer & limitations

Informational only. This list does not constitute legal, accounting, tax, fiduciary, or investment advice; reading it does not create an advisory relationship. Acquidex, Avery Hastings, CPA, and any contributors disclaim all warranties as to completeness or fitness for any specific transaction.

Not exhaustive. The list reflects observed Q1 2026 findings and known regulatory regimes; it does not, and cannot, surface every jurisdiction-, structure-, or counterparty-specific item that may be material to a given deal. Edge cases — owner financing, ESOP, asset vs stock structuring, multi-state nexus, foreign ownership reporting, CFIUS exposure, prefectural variation, and similar — are deliberately out of scope of a single checklist and require deal-specific advisory.

Engage qualified professionals. Every item listed should be verified by a licensed CPA, an M&A attorney admitted in the relevant jurisdictions, and an industry-specific operating professional (Garage Door master license-holder, OEM channel advisor, or sector-experienced consultant). For Japan-side items, engage 公認会計士 (Certified Public Accountant), 弁護士 (bengoshi), and a 司法書士 (judicial scrivener) for commercial-registry filings.

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