Assess whether IP is owned or merely licensed (143e55)

Situation

After IT diligence showing two ERPs and no chart of accounts map, revenue-quality bridge from bookings to cash is what environmental diligence manager can touch in a sponsor doing confirmatory after a tight auction. M&A Due Diligence will live with IP is owned versus Merely licensed on this People and Contracts file.

Decision

Environmental diligence manager in a sponsor doing confirmatory after a tight auction must choose IP is owned / Merely licensed using revenue-quality bridge from bookings to cash after IT diligence showing two ERPs and no chart of accounts map.

Hypotheses to test

• Revenue-quality bridge from bookings to cash reads as IP is owned once IT diligence showing two ERPs and no chart of accounts map is lined up to the same M&A Due Diligence population.
• Revenue-quality bridge from bookings to cash is closer to Merely licensed after IT diligence showing two ERPs and no chart of accounts map; IP is owned would over-claim this People and Contracts extract.
• A dual reading is still live in revenue-quality bridge from bookings to cash for environmental diligence manager in a sponsor doing confirmatory after a tight auction.
• Revenue-quality bridge from bookings to cash is missing the fact environmental diligence manager needs after IT diligence showing two ERPs and no chart of accounts map; stop this M&A Due Diligence close.

Analysis required

• Separate a one-off add-back from a recurring earnings issue in revenue-quality bridge from bookings to cash.
• Map reps, earnout mechanics, and integration risk a sponsor doing confirmatory after a tight auction would inherit.
• Tie quality-of-earnings, working-capital, and contingent items in revenue-quality bridge from bookings to cash to IP is owned or merely licensed.
• For this M&A Due Diligence People and Contracts file, read revenue-quality bridge from bookings to cash against IT diligence showing two ERPs and no chart of accounts map and write the one fact that would move IP is owned or merely licensed for environmental diligence manager.

Recommendation

Choose IP is owned / Merely licensed on this M&A Due Diligence / People and Contracts packet (revenue-quality bridge from bookings to cash after IT diligence showing two ERPs and no chart of accounts map). The follow-on People and Contracts action is what environmental diligence manager does next: implement the option, assign an owner, and log the missing fact.