One transaction team from preparation through transition.
CPA Buyer combines transaction advisory, buyer development, process management, and a structured operating system so the owner is not left coordinating every person, file, decision, and deadline alone.
The advisory model
Prepare the firm before outreach
Create qualified buyer competition
Compare value, structure, and certainty
Coordinate diligence and professional advisors
Protect employee and client transition
01
Sale readiness and financial positioning
Review financial records, normalize earnings, identify concentration and transferability issues, and prepare an owner for the questions serious buyers will ask.
Typical outputs
Readiness findings
Normalized earnings bridge
Priority issue list
Preparation plan
02
Positioning and market materials
Translate the business into an anonymous market profile and a controlled information package that explains the firm without overexposing it.
Typical outputs
Anonymous listing
Opportunity narrative
Information-release plan
Seller-approved materials
03
Buyer development, matching, and ranking
Review buyers, clarify criteria, evaluate funding and experience, identify potential fit, and help the seller focus on the buyers most worth engaging.
Typical outputs
Buyer profile review
Match rationale
Ranked shortlist
Access recommendation
04
Offer and negotiation support
Compare the full economics and execution risk of each proposal, prepare negotiation priorities, and help the owner understand the tradeoffs before signing an LOI.
Typical outputs
Offer comparison
Structure analysis
Negotiation priorities
Decision support
05
Diligence coordination
Organize requests, manage document flow, track open issues, coordinate advisors, and keep the process from losing momentum or overwhelming the owner.
Typical outputs
Request tracker
Controlled data room
Issue log
Advisor coordination
06
Closing and transition coordination
Coordinate final readiness, closing dependencies, employee and client communication, owner responsibilities, and the practical handoff after the transaction.
Typical outputs
Closing checklist
Transition plan
Communication plan
Post-closing milestones
Professional specialists
Some work requires separate qualified professionals.
CPA Buyer coordinates the transaction, but legal, tax, accounting, lending, securities, escrow, and other regulated services are handled only through appropriately qualified providers under their own engagements.
Quality of earnings, tax structure, allocation, reporting, compliance, and other financial matters.
Financing providers
Credit review, lending terms, underwriting, approvals, and funding conditions.
Escrow and closing providers
Funds flow, closing administration, document completion, and settlement support.
Fees
Clear before commitment, aligned with completion.
The standard seller engagement is success-fee based. The final fee depends on the size and complexity of the transaction and the work CPA Buyer is asked to perform.
Initial conversation
No cost and no obligation.
Formal engagement
Scope, success fee, exclusivity, termination, and any approved expenses are documented before work begins.
Successful closing
The agreed success fee becomes due when the transaction closes.
No closing
No success fee under the standard model. Any separately approved third-party expense is handled according to the engagement.
Start with one honest conversation
You do not need a finished plan to ask the first question.
Whether you are years from a transition or actively evaluating an opportunity, the first step is private, practical, and free of obligation.