Project Alder · Reference Case · As of 2025-06-30

Reviewer checklist

Illustrative workflow — reference data · Draft for review

3 items need a human decision before sign-off. Every claim in the draft remains a draft until a reviewer has worked through this list.

Figures to verify (2)

Confirm each of these before the committee relies on the draft.

Margin guidance (to FY2027)

Derived — needs analyst

The memo states: “management guidance implies EBITDA margin expansion of roughly 150-200 bps by FY2027”

Public filing excerpt — Management's discussion and analysis (MD&A) · as of 2025-06-30

What to verify: Derived from qualitative MD&A language; the 150-200 bps quantification is an analyst reading, not a stated figure. An analyst must confirm the margin bridge with management before the committee relies on it.

Reference CLM-005

Comparable transactions

Sourced — verify before use

The memo states: “comparable vertical-software transactions cleared at 4.9x-6.8x EV/Revenue”

Data export — comps.csv · rows 2-9 · as of 2025-06-20

What to verify: Verify comparability: the vendor export mixes deal sizes and end markets; confirm which transactions are genuinely comparable before quoting the range to the committee.

Reference CLM-007

Unresolved — must be resolved or escalated (1)

The draft cannot be signed off while this item is open.

Net leverage at close

Unresolved — escalate

The memo states: “the base case assumes net leverage of 4.0x at close”

Internal note — Financing assumptions · as of 2025-06-24

What to verify: Assumption only. The internal model note states it is pending lender feedback and not yet confirmed. Must be resolved with financing counterparties before committee sign-off.

Reference CLM-006

Standing checks

Enforced automatically on every run, before the draft reaches a reviewer.

All six memo sections are present, in order
The Word document passes format validation
No placeholder or template text remains in the memo
Every quantitative figure is sourced or explicitly flagged
Excel-sourced figures re-checked against the model's actual cells
The memo's financial table matches the evidence report
Unresolved items appear on the reviewer checklist
Inputs, exclusions, and review status are fully recorded