Apple Growth Partners

AGP Advisory: Sizing Up Additional Acquisition Risk

By Brandon Fredericks, CPA | AGP Advisory, Leader In performing financial due diligence, we get a chance to really peal back the layers of a company. That process can reveal additional areas within the business that should be considered prior to any acquisition closing. The fact of the matter is everything in life comes with a cost. Thus, even though the financial due diligence process may …

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AGP Advisory: Understanding and Managing the Adjustments

By Brandon Fredericks, CPA | AGP Advisory, Leader Our journey thus far has taken us through understanding what a quality of earnings (QofE) entails, how we define and assess the “quality” within earnings, and our work around the earnings and Net Working Capital (NWC). This leads us into the next topic that helps bring these projects all together—the adjustments. Let’s define the typical adjustments we …

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AGP Advisory: Rolling Up the Sleeves – Earnings and Net Working Capital (NWC)

By Brandon Fredericks, CPA | AGP Advisory, Leader In our third installment of this series, we want to get into the interworking of sound financial due diligence. We have already explained what high quality of earnings (QofE) can do, but what does a financial due diligence process look like for isolating and assessing earnings? All projects should focus on three key elements in this area  …

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Apple Growth Partners’ Charitable Giving Fund Awards 12 Grants

October 12, 2020 For the 12th consecutive year, the Apple Growth Partners’ Community Outreach Charitable Giving Fund of Akron Community Foundation has been recognizing local non-profits proving financial literacy education programming in Northeastern Ohio through grants. In 2020, AGP is proud to announce a total of $30,000 has been awarded to the following 12 non-profits …

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Apple Growth Partners Announces Promotions and Annual Award Winners

AKRON, Ohio – (October 7, 2020) – Apple Growth Partners (AGP), award-winning accounting and business advisory firm, proudly announces promotions for two team members and three recipients of annual firm awards. Leif Erickson, CPA, and Brandon Fredericks, CPA, have been promoted to principal. As a principal in the tax department, Erickson is the firm’s Canton …

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AGP Advisory: Defining the Quality Within Earnings

By Brandon Fredericks, CPA | AGP Advisory, Leader In this part, I want our discussion to get right to the heart of the main cornerstone of any transaction—the earning capabilities of an organization. Regardless if you are looking to acquire a business or ready to sell, all conversations will lead back to earnings. Therefore, the ability to approach a …

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