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Business Sale Process

Business brokers in Portland Oregon and Bellevue Washington

A business sale is the most important transaction of many entrepreneurs' lives.

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Our expertise, proven proprietary tools, and systems can help sellers avoid critical mistakes and increase the probability of successfully and efficiently navigating the complex and nuanced business sale process.

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Selling a business is challenging. We make it easier.
Business marketability assessment meeting

A free marketability assessment is conducted to: 

  • Provide feedback on issues that may impact marketability & value

  • Help determine probability of successfully selling the business

  • Start transferring info needed to analyze and package business

1

marketability
assessment
Business valuation and analysis

  • Beginning of structured knowledge transfer 

  • Re-cast financials and comprehensive analysis is foundation for accurate info packages

  • Multiple valuation approaches used in pricing strategy

3

analysis &
valuation
business broker agreement

Basic terms: 

  • Up-front packaging fee of $3,000 credited toward closing commission

  • 2.5% - 9.5% commission (deals $1-25M)

  • 8-month minimum term

  • 12-month tail

  • No monthly retainer or advertising expenses

2

engagement
agreement
Business sale packaging

  • Organize and present information in:​

    • Non-confidential intro package​

    • Confidential info package

    • Due diligence data room​

  • Goals

    • Intro package has enough info that only serious buyers submit NDAs

    • Confidential package ​accurate & complete enough to attract strong LOIs that will make it to the finish line

4

packaging
 
investment bankers how to market a business

Custom marketing plan to reach strategic and financial buyers may include: 

  • Research strategic buyers and send them intro packages

  • Ads on 150+ business websites

  • Search our proprietary database of thousands of buyers to identify matches

  • Social media, blog posts & Google AdWords 

  • Expose business to appropriate matches from a 20,000+ network of mid-market deal professionals

5

marketing
 
Business sale letter of intent

  • Codiligent takes lead role in negotiating Letter of Intent with input from Seller's attorney and CPA

  • Include all major deal terms rather than risk deferring negotiation to final legal documents

  • Help clients understand & evaluate deal terms, and risk-adjusted present value of deal structure

  • Experience provides understanding of appropriateness of buyer-proposed terms

6

letter of intent
 
Business sale due diligence

  • A secure, well-organized, on-line document room makes due diligence more efficient

  • Info reviewed for accuracy and completeness

  • Codiligent ensures that due diligence conditions are met, and info is delivered in an organized way to prevent deal-killing confusion

7

due diligence
 
Business sale closing

  • Prior detailed Letter of Intent makes         purchase agreement negotiations easier

  • Help client select & manage attorney 

  • Codiligent is actively involved with purchase agreement negotiation - reviewing & providing input to seller & attorney

  • Ensure closing conditions are met

8

legal docs /
closing
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