Selling a business surfaces dozens of terms most owners have never had to negotiate. We guide you through every stage, and every term, so nothing catches you off guard.

Readiness & Positioning

The best exits are decided before a buyer ever shows up.

  • Pre-transaction planning
  • Quality of earnings (QoE) readiness
  • Financial and operational clean-up
  • Valuation positioning (EBITDA, ARR, comparable-transaction methods)

Marketing the Business

Finding the right buyer takes more than listing it for sale.

  • Confidential positioning materials
  • Buyer identification and outreach
  • Running a competitive process
  • Managing strategic vs. financial buyer dynamics

Negotiation & Deal Structure

Price is one number. Structure is everything else.

  • Letters of intent
  • Purchase price and valuation negotiation
  • Rollover equity
  • Earnouts
  • Working capital adjustments
  • Seller financing and promissory notes

Tax & Advisor Coordination

The right structure protects what you actually take home.

  • Coordinating accountants and tax advisors
  • Tax-efficient deal structuring
  • Industry and valuation specialist input
  • Aligning your full deal team around one outcome

Diligence & Documentation

Where deals quietly die, or don't, depending on how ready you are.

  • Data room management
  • Due diligence coordination
  • Representations, warranties & indemnification
  • Disclosure schedules

Closing & Beyond

Getting to closing isn't the finish line.

  • Post-closing employment and transition agreements
  • Escrow and holdback terms
  • Final closing coordination

Every stage above is a place where founders leave value on the table when they go in without the right team beside them. That's the gap Crew closes.