M&A Acquisition Operations | Field Manual System | Legacy Forward Consulting

# Legacy Forward Consulting > Legacy Forward Consulting is a buyer-side acquisition operations firm. We help acquisition entrepreneurs, search fund operators, independent sponsors, family offices, holding companies, PE-backed operators, and new owners understand, transition, and modernize acquired businesses. ## One-sentence description The Legacy Forward Field Manuals are the operating system for M&A; products support each phase of the lifecycle, from target intelligence and operational diligence through change of command, first-90-day execution, operating cadence, and governed AI enablement. ## What acquisition operations means Acquisition operations is the buyer-side work of understanding how a business actually runs, preserving control during ownership transfer, and building the systems, governance, and operating cadence required after close. ## Lifecycle - **Find — FM 1-0 / Target Intelligence:** Verified Target Shortlist. - **Screen — FM 2-0 / Deal Intelligence:** Deal Triage Brief. - **Investigate — FM 2-0 / Deal Intelligence:** Acquisition Readiness Package. - **Transfer Command — FM 3-0 / Change of Command:** Founder Debrief. - **Execute — FM 3-0 / Change of Command:** 90-Day Value-Creation Blueprint. - **Sustain — FM 4-0 / Operating System & Execution:** Operating Cadence Retainer. - **Automate — FM 5-0 / AI Enablement:** AI Enablement Sprint. ## Services by acquisition stage ### Before close Operational Readiness Snapshot, Operational Diligence Sprint, and Acquisition Criteria Mapping. ### During handoff Day-One Control Plan, Operator Debrief, and Transition Risk Review. ### After close 90-Day Modernization Blueprint, Post-Close Modernization Baseline, Operating Cadence Retainer, Fractional Operations & AI Lead, and AI Enablement Sprint. ## Operating principles - Systemize first. Automate second. Modernize third. - Buyer-side only: no seller representation, brokerage fees, success fees, or transaction commissions. - LFC compl

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