The Pacific Northwest region has a diversified marine based economy that runs from the fishing industry hubs of Anchorage & Dutch Harbor in Alaska through the international commerce port cities of Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland to the southern Oregon deep water port of Coos Bay. The economy generates revenue & creates jobs from the industries of shipping, transportation, commerce, fishing, and the sale of products & services. Each of the industries has a spectrum of businesses supporting it in every shape & form found in the general economy and as a result a robust mergers & acquisitions marketplace exists for its companies. IBA, as the oldest mergers & acquisitions firm in the Pacific Northwest, has a long history of representing owners of privately held companies & family owned businesses in the marine economy. The transactions we have completed in the commercial segment of this market have included companies that manufactured stainless steel infrastructure for the fishing industry, electrical engineering firms that have built control panels to integrate vessel systems with situation specific equipment, contracting companies that repaired & serviced equipment & vessels, construction companies, and a spectrum of retail & wholesale businesses.