Independent financial analysis

Financial Disputes & Decision Advisory

Financial facts. Defensible decisions.

Every consequential financial decision should rest on established fact — not assertion — and hold up when it is tested.

When capital, liability or reputation is at stake, HALD brings senior CFO/CRO judgement directly to the decision — establishing the facts before a position is committed.

When to call HALD

01

Counsel

The dispute turns on financial proof

Trigger

Contested quantum, completion accounts, earn-outs, W&I, shareholder disputes, damages, or financial-data gaps.

What HALD adds

Clear, traceable, counsel-ready financial analysis alongside legal strategy.

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02

Investors

Transaction value or control is at risk

Trigger

QoE concerns, weak working capital, leakage, earn-out mechanics, covenant pressure, post-deal control failures, or disputed value drivers.

What HALD adds

A senior, accountable economics read before value leaks or governance escalates.

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03

Boards

A board-critical decision must withstand scrutiny

Trigger

Loss of confidence in the numbers, liquidity or capital pressure, audit scrutiny, reporting-quality issues, or blurred finance-and-risk accountability.

What HALD adds

An independent CFO/CRO-level readout before the next board or regulatory deadline.

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Three core services. One defensible financial fact base.

01

Financial Disputes & Litigation Support

Independent analysis for contested positions that depend on traceable facts, assumptions and evidence.

Typical outputs

Quantum / exposure assessment. Model or report review / second opinion. Financial-facts and evidence-gap assessment.

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02

Transaction Control & Post-Deal Integrity

Independent review of working capital, deal mechanics, controls and post-deal reporting where value or integrity is at risk.

Typical outputs

Completion accounts / earn-out / W&I review. Transaction-control and leakage assessment. 90- or 100-day control plan.

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03

Board Advisory & Financial Governance

Independent CFO/CRO judgement when confidence in the numbers, liquidity or governance has slipped.

Typical outputs

Board decision paper / financial-control review. Liquidity, downside and covenant sensitivities. Governance risk map and recommendations.

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What sets HALD apart

Principal-led judgement without layers or hand-offs.

Senior ownership. Every mandate is led by the principal from scope to findings.
Regulated-market fluency. Statutory board experience, DNB Fit & Proper credentials and 20+ unqualified audit cycles — attaching to former appointments, not to HALD Advisory.
Operator judgement. Finance, risk, capital, liquidity and governance experience applied to the decision at hand.
Evidence discipline. Conclusions are tied to the underlying evidence and structured for external challenge.

About the Principal

Aldwin Boers

Founder & Principal, HALD Advisory

Former statutory CFO/CRO in regulated financial institutions. Across 25+ years in senior finance and risk roles, including 12 years as CFO of ABN AMRO Clearing Bank, he has led finance, capital, liquidity, risk, reporting and governance across Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Former statutory appointments only. Formerly Wft-licensed and positively assessed by DNB for those appointments. Not HALD client work. Not the regulatory status of HALD Advisory.

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Selected matters

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Dispute · Shareholder

Contested financial position

Reconstructed financial flows and tested management calculations to identify disputed quantum drivers.

Type of supportAn exposure range and negotiation position for counsel.

Transaction · Post-acquisition

Post-acquisition control review

Tested working capital, reporting reliability, liquidity visibility and control gaps.

Type of supportA prioritised 90-day reporting and control plan.

Governance · Regulated institution

Liquidity under regulatory deadline

Reviewed cash-flow visibility, reconciliations, decision rights and board reporting.

Type of supportA risk map and priorities for remediation and escalation.

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Independent interpretation of developments relevant to disputes, transactions and board decisions.

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How HALD works

01

Connect

Define the decision, urgency and likely evidence base. No privileged or highly confidential information is needed initially.

02

Independence check

Check relevant parties and engagement fit before documents are shared.

03

Scope & secure intake

Sensitive records then move through the agreed secure route.

04

Decision-ready output

Test the position and deliver traceable findings, exposure view and next-step options.

Optional structured review

Rapid Case Assessment

Focused. Fixed-fee. Decision-ready.

Scope, document set, deliverables, timetable and fee are agreed in writing.

Typical output

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