Knowledge & Ability in Valuing and Confidentially Selling a Business

Gregory Kovsky, President & CEO of IBA

"We represent each of our clients like we are representing a family member with professionalism, knowledge, & experience employing best practices"

Gregory Kovsky, President & CEO of IBA

2016-09-09T16:52:08+00:00

Gregory Kovsky, President & CEO of IBA

"We represent each of our clients like we are representing a family member with professionalism, knowledge, & experience employing best practices"

Greg Shaw

"The business ultimately sold for what was very close to the evaluation from IBA and in negotiations we did not adjust price a great deal"

Greg Shaw, Former Owner of 2nd Ascent about the relationship between the price IBA evaluated the business at and the sale price negotiated.

2016-09-09T18:10:43+00:00

Greg Shaw, Former Owner of 2nd Ascent about the relationship between the price IBA evaluated the business at and the sale price negotiated.

"The business ultimately sold for what was very close to the evaluation from IBA and in negotiations we did not adjust price a great deal"

Khasha Mekanik

"Where we priced the company is exactly where we sold it"

Khasha Mekanik, Former Owner of Black Pine Spa & Billards talking about the relationship between the price IBA evaluated the business at and the sale price negotiated.

2016-09-09T18:11:36+00:00

Khasha Mekanik, Former Owner of Black Pine Spa & Billards talking about the relationship between the price IBA evaluated the business at and the sale price negotiated.

"Where we priced the company is exactly where we sold it"

Karen Mollison – Valuing a business

"There are not necessarily assets with an online business other than the website and suppliers, so IBA did a good job coming up with an evaluation for 100% goodwill"

Karen Mollison, Former Owner of Chasing Treasure talking about IBA's ability to value intangible assets for an online business.

2016-09-09T18:12:23+00:00

Karen Mollison, Former Owner of Chasing Treasure talking about IBA's ability to value intangible assets for an online business.

"There are not necessarily assets with an online business other than the website and suppliers, so IBA did a good job coming up with an evaluation for 100% goodwill"

Waldemar Szreder

"Nobody knew about it until we had a secure buyer and that was very important that the street did not know
until the papers were signed"

Waldemar Szreder, Retired Owner of Eltech talking about IBA's ability to keep a sale confidential and out of the public domain throughout the sale process.

2016-09-09T18:13:08+00:00

Waldemar Szreder, Retired Owner of Eltech talking about IBA's ability to keep a sale confidential and out of the public domain throughout the sale process.

"Nobody knew about it until we had a secure buyer and that was very important that the street did not know until the papers were signed"

IBA has successfully sold over 4000 businesses in the Pacific Northwest since 1975.

Our clients receive professional, knowledgeable representation in the sale of their businesses by experienced business brokers with high levels of negotiation & deal facilitation skill.

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Business Evaluations

Properly determining the estimated value of a privately held company or family owned business is a sophisticated process that requires experience, knowledge, and the ability to subjectively assess market conditions for an entity that has no direct market comparable.

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Confidentiality

The information that an entrepreneur is considering the sale of their privately held company or family owned business will always be held in strict confidence by IBA when evaluating a potential representation project.

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Negotiations

The sale process starts with a meeting between the buyer and the seller’s professional IBA representative. This meeting will provide the buyer with an overview of the company, its market niche, and industry.

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