Pricing

A full dossier has ten sections: a summary; the business; financials, as listed and normalised; valuation and structure; verification against public records; market and competition; risks and red flags; fit against your criteria; questions for the seller with a checklist for the next stage of diligence; and sources and method.

Every finding carries its source, the date it was checked and a confidence label: Verified, As listed or Estimated. A Snapshot covers less, and a Custom scope adds your own questions. What's in a dossier walks through each section, and the sample dossier shows one on a fictional business.

Every dossier is priced on request, because no two businesses need the same work. The price depends mainly on the depth of the scope, the jurisdictions involved, the complexity of the business and how quickly you need it.

You request a dossier from a listing and add any questions. Loupe sends a quote showing the price, currency, tax treatment, scope and turnaround, with an expiry date. If you accept, Loupe completes the purchase and issues an invoice with payment instructions. Asking for a quote is free, and you can decline it or let it expire.

Turnaround depends on the scope, the countries involved and how many checks have to be made by hand, because some public registries can be searched directly and others cannot.

Every quote gives an estimated turnaround in business days. If you need the dossier by a particular date, add it to your request, though a shorter turnaround can affect the price. Work starts when the purchase is completed or, if Loupe tells you so, when your payment arrives, and the turnaround counts from that start. A finished dossier may be released only once its invoice is paid. You receive an email when it is in your account.

Loupe issues an invoice when your purchase is completed. It shows the amount, the currency, any tax, the due date and how to pay, and it is emailed to your billing email address.

Bank transfer is the default, and the invoice gives the bank details for its currency. Where card payment is enabled, the invoice also includes a link to pay by card. You receive a confirmation when your payment is recorded, and every invoice stays available as a PDF in your account.

An issued invoice cannot be edited, so check your billing details, such as your legal entity name, tax number and purchase order reference, before you accept a quote.

A dossier is built from public records, the listing data and the questions agreed with you when the request is scoped. It does not depend on the seller taking part, and Loupe does not promise that a seller or broker will be approached or will supply documents. If you already hold documents from the seller and are allowed to share them, you can offer them in the request thread.

The dossier gives you questions to put to the seller yourself and a checklist for the next stage of diligence. Where a question could only be answered by the seller, that is raised in the request thread while the scope is agreed.

Yes. Your requests, questions, messages, invoices and dossiers are private to your account. Loupe shares them only with the staff who need them for the work and the service providers named in the privacy policy. Loupe does not tell a seller or broker that you are interested in their business unless you ask it to.

Files are kept in private storage and opened through links that expire after a short time, every view and download of a dossier is logged, and staff accounts use two-factor authentication. The privacy policy explains what personal data Loupe holds and why.

A dossier is for your own assessment of the business it describes, and it may not be redistributed, published or resold. If you act for an organisation, colleagues involved in assessing the purchase may use it too, in confidence.

If anyone else, such as an investor, a lender or an adviser, will need to see it, ask in the request thread, ideally before you accept the quote. You may discuss the findings with the seller but not give them a copy. Every PDF page is watermarked with your name, email address and download time, and each view and download is logged. The terms of service set out the details.

No. A dossier is general information to help you decide whether and how to pursue a business. It is not investment, legal, tax or financial advice. Its valuation section sets Loupe's indicative range beside the analyst's own view, and neither is a formal valuation.

Use a dossier to decide where to focus and what to ask. Before you commit to a purchase, take advice from qualified professionals, such as an accountant and a lawyer, in the country where the business operates.