IBA Portland Office
Office Information
Suite 1100
Portland, OR 97204
Business Brokers in Portland
International Business Associates, IBA, is a full service mergers & acquisitions firm that offers its clients comprehensive representation services during the sale process. Please contact our Portland office if you have any questions regarding the representation we provide our clients or if you would like to schedule a time to meet with an IBA professional. All information shared with IBA will be held in strict confidence.
Selling a business in the Portland Metropolitan area requires a broker who understands the specific valuation drivers of the Oregon and Willamette Valley markets. While IBA has been the Pacific Northwest’s premier brokerage firm since 1975, our Portland office specializes in the local nuances of the 503 and 971 area codes. From the high-tech corridors of the Silicon Forest to the specialized professional services and retail hubs of Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington Counties, we provide the deep local expertise necessary to navigate the unique business climate of Oregon’s largest commercial center.
IBA has Successfully Sold Over 4400 Businesses in the Pacific Northwest since 1975
Confidentiality
The information that an entrepreneur is considering the sale of their privately held company or family business will always be held in strict confidence by IBA when evaluating a potential representation project. We consider it a privilege to be brought into your confidence and promise not to betray that trust regardless of whether you select us for representation or not. It is our goal that employees, customers, vendors, and competitors do not learn about sale plans until our client’s elect to share them.
Knowledge & Experience
IBA has completed transactions in almost every community in the Pacific Northwest and many others throughout the United States. We have merged businesses into publicly traded companies and sold beloved neighborhood restaurants. All of this occurred in our storied history, however the benefit of this activity doesn’t occur in the past, but in the future in the form of the information and knowledge that we can pass onto our present clients.
Comprehensive Marketing
Marketing a business for sale is a difficult task requiring skill, knowledge, and experience because on one level it is in a seller’s best interest to have the maximum number of potential buyers compete for the acquisition opportunity while on another ownership does not want anyone knowing a sale is being contemplated until it is completed. A professionally facilitated sale process includes non disclosure agreements, buyer financial vetting, and a controlled, thoughtful process for marketing and sharing information with potential buyers. In many cases, there is only one chance to get this right. Once the “Cat is out of the bag” in the public domain, it is VERY difficult to return it.
Negotiations
When you hire an IBA professional you are hiring an ethical, experienced negotiator who has the knowledge base, problem solving ability, and communication skills required to complete a complicated business sale transaction on terms that achieve your goals. If agreement can be reached between a willing buyer and seller, we will reach it. Our 100% commission based compensation model banks on that performance and our past customers attest to it.
Deal Facilitation
Successfully getting parties to “YES” on a Letter of Intent is a significant transactional achievement. It is not a completed transaction. A knowledgeable, experienced, highly skilled guide is needed at this point to navigate due diligence, legal documentation, equipment/real estate inspections, financing, and spectrum of other loose ends that need to be addressed prior to the transfer of ownership. 80 – 90% of IBA transactions annually where agreement is reached on a LOI close.
Experienced Business Brokerage in Portland Oregon
IBA intermediaries have successfully sold businesses in the Portland metropolitan area ranging from manufacturing & distribution companies to service providers supporting professionals, businesses, and individuals to Rose City favorite retailers & restaurants. If you are interested in selling your business, we would welcome the opportunity to provide you with an overview of the services we provide our clients. All information provided to IBA is held in strict confidence.