If you are considering undertaking the process on your own, Codiligent would encourage you to carefully consider whether you have the time, skill, experience, and processes to do an acquisition right.  Finding a good business is a very time-consuming and difficult process for most buyers who choose a Do-It-Yourself approach.  After finding an appropriate business, it will need to be analyzed & valued, a letter of intent needs to be negotiated, due diligence conducted, a purchase agreement negotiated, and the closing process managed.   Professional representation significantly increases the probability that you will find and complete an acquisition of an appropriate business in a reasonable time frame, and for a good price.  Codiligent is one of the business brokers Portland acquirers can count on to provide professional buy-side representation.