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IBA IBA is a 50 year old mergers & acquisitions firm specializing in the sale of privately held companies and family businesses in Washington & Oregon.

IBA is also a commercial real estate firm with the ability to comprehensively represent both assets. IBA (International Business Associates) is an approximately fifty year old mergers & acquisitions firm specializing in the sale of privately held companies & family owned businesses in the Pacific Northwest states of Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. In addition, as consultants we have successfully facilitated transactions in states ranging from Massachusetts & North Carolina to California & Arizona. IBA specializing in the sale of middle market companies with gross revenues of $500,000 to $25,000,000. We have successfully facilitated over 4200 transactions involving professional practices, manufacturing companies, distribution businesses, retail operations, technology & Ecommerce businesses, service companies, wineries, and a broad range of other businesses serving a spectrum of industries.

https://ibainc.com/blog/gregory-kovsky/entrepreneurship-in-the-retail-sector/
10/20/2026

https://ibainc.com/blog/gregory-kovsky/entrepreneurship-in-the-retail-sector/

Zig Ziglar famously said, “You can have everything in life that you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.” Entrepreneurship in the retail space has been around since farmers started selling their excess crops and hunters their production that exceeded the needs of th...

IBA has been honored to support the United States military veteran entrepreneurial community for over fifty years. Wash...
10/16/2026

IBA has been honored to support the United States military veteran entrepreneurial community for over fifty years. Washington is a common last duty station choice for the quality of life offered in the Pacific Northwest region for military veterans embarking on the next chapter of their lives. The U.S. Small Business Administration's recognition and support of people who served with an entrepreneurial focus after leaving the military is less than a month away (https://lnkd.in/gfF-F9gM). Wonderful programs are offered November 9 - 13. IBA has sold numerous veteran owned businesses for entrepreneurs seeking retirement and many companies to veterans. The Mt. Baker Roofing transaction involved a veteran, Dana Johnson, selling to a veteran, Mark Kuske. The following is Dana's story: https://lnkd.in/gFJCr_qX IBA's franchise brokerage division has also completed transactions involving veterans. Gordon Bock bought a Zoom Drain Franchise in a transaction facilitated by Charlie Magee. IBA is blessed to also have multiple veterans on our team. Curt Maier, a navy veteran, with a daughter who followed him into the navy and serves on the USS Abraham Lincoln, is a senior member of IBA's executive team, serving as its Senior Vice-President of Business Development. Truong Luu, an army veteran, has a focus as a business broker on representing companies based in the South Puget Sound and veteran owned businesses. IBA welcomes the opportunity to support entrepreneurs. If you are a business owner interested in selling, we would welcome the opportunity to learn about your company, exit strategy objectives, and provide an overview of our client services. All conversations with IBA are confidential. If you are a buyer interested in acquiring a business or franchise, both Curt Maier and Truong Luu would welcome the opportunity to talk with you and help you understand the pathway to becoming a business owner.

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There are three types of business brokerage firms in the United States. Most entities are small or franchised business ...
10/14/2026

There are three types of business brokerage firms in the United States. Most entities are small or franchised business models where they will sell anything that walks through the door. The second group are specialists who build their professional practice focused on serving one industry. The third is the category IBA is included in of companies of scale with the ability to serve business owners with a market leading level of knowledge, experience, & skill in a spectrum of industries. Industry focus takes commitment of time, energy, and resources. Industry focus allows a firm to know industry trends, best practices for operation, and most importantly for a M&A firm, what is being negotiated and the sale prices that are being achieved in a specific industry in completed transactions, ideally in a specific geographic area, as market dynamics can differ by state and regionally due to labor rates, occupancy costs, and taxes. One of IBA’s industry sectors of focus since 1975 has been manufacturing. One of the organizations we are involved in and support is CAMPS. Kirk Davis, Stacie Buchanan, & Jodie Sahlin do a wonderful job leading the organization. CAMPS holds many excellent education events throughout the year to help manufacturing companies enhance their performance. October 22 they will be holding their annual conference (https://www.campsconference.com/). I encourage all manufacturing company owners and executives to consider attending. I guarantee you will find it time well spent. IBA professionals from our manufacturing industry transaction division will be in attendance seeking to keep their knowledge cutting edge. If you are interested in learning about the more than 20 industries IBA represents with knowledge, experience, and skill they can be found on this page of our website: https://ibainc.com/industries-served/ If you are interested in selling a business in 2027, IBA would welcome the opportunity to meet with you, learn about your business & exit strategy objectives, and provide an overview of our professional services. All conversations with IBA are held in strict confidence.

IBA business brokers work with all industries that participate in the Pacific Northwest economy from manufacturing and distribution to retail

In October of 1958, the Boeing 707 made its first commercial flight (New York to Paris). In April of 1977, longtime Was...
10/09/2026

In October of 1958, the Boeing 707 made its first commercial flight (New York to Paris). In April of 1977, longtime Washington resident, Steve Miller, released the iconic song, Jet Airliner ( https://youtu.be/-2VOfchMAHw?si=7nIRPoCGHllQ_q8u). I fondly remember having beers with him at Spinnaker's many years ago during Seafair. IBA, which was born as a M&A firm two years before the release of the song in 1975, has for numerous decades had a physical presence as a company in Jet City and been an active facilitator of transactions in the aerospace industry. Curt Maier & Seth Rudin actively participate in and are resources in the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance (https://www.pnaa.net/) and Pacific Northwest Defense Coalition (https://www.pndc.us/about). IBA is a recognized market leader in terms of knowledge, experience, and skill for facilitating the sale of aerospace industry companies. We currently have an aerospace component manufacturer available for assessment by qualified buyers. The following article is an example of the content provided in the sector: https://ibainc.com/blog/seth-rudin/selling-an-aerospace-defense-manufacturing-company-what-owners-need-to-know/ If you are interested in selling an aerospace industry business in 2027, we would welcome the opportunity to learn about your company, exit strategy objectives, and provide an overview of our professional services. All conversations with IBA are held in strict confidence. IBA only seeks compensation upon successful completion of a project. There are no guarantees in life, especially for entrepreneurs. As Steve Miller sang in Jet Airliner, “I might get rich, you know I might get busted”. The good news is that IBA’s manufacturing sector clients consistently achieve premium market values for their companies at time of exit as a reward for their hard work, business acumen, and the financial strength of their businesses.

IBA, as the premier business brokerage firm in the Pacific Northwest, is firmly established as a respected professional service firm in the legal, accounting, banking, mergers & acquisitions, real estate, and financial planning communities. Periodically, we will post guest blogs from professionals w...

10/07/2026

IBA has been successfully facilitating sales of service sector companies in the Pacific Northwest since 1975. We have completed 1000's of transactions as a firm involving service companies. In the last 30 days numerous IBA completed service sector transactions have ranged from transportation companies (Towing, Auto Repair, and Last Mile Delivery) to beauty industry service providers. Deals progressing toward closing include heating & air conditioning companies, legal industry support service providers, private sector education venues, and janitorial businesses. The marketplace in the service sector is currently robust with our clients often receiving a double-digit number of offers from qualified buyers. Economic data supports that this sector of the economy is doing well (https://www.firstpost.com/business/us-services-activity-surges-to-58-8-in-september-strongest-in-five-years-14050591.html/amp). The following is a quote from the included article:

Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence, said the September data pointed to a significant acceleration in US economic momentum. He estimated that the strength of services and manufacturing activity indicated economic growth of around 4 per cent in the third quarter, with September alone pointing to growth of around 5 per cent on an annualized basis.

If you are considering the sale of a service sector business, our knowledgeable, experienced, highly skilled intermediary team specializing in that sector would welcome the opportunity to meet with you, learn about your business & exit strategy objectives, and provide an overview of our professional services. All conversations with IBA are held in strict confidence. IBA only seeks compensation from our clients upon successful completion of a project.

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I have joked for years that business brokerage is the forgotten “red headed stepchild” of the real estate industry. Ask ...
10/05/2026

I have joked for years that business brokerage is the forgotten “red headed stepchild” of the real estate industry. Ask anyone to name the areas of specialty you can pursue in real estate and the likely answers are commercial sales, residential sales, commercial leasing, and residential property management. Everyone knows a residential Realtor. I commonly refer people with the CRS credential, as I have found them to be the elite in a low barrier to entry profession. Most people know someone in commercial real estate. Few people know a business broker and even fewer know someone who is a M&A intermediary who also is a licensed real estate broker. Business brokers need a real estate license to practice their profession. If you are interested in learning about this specialty practice in real estate I will be speaking at the Bellevue Club on October 14 at the local CCIM chapter's monthly meeting: https://ibainc.com/about-iba/seminars-and-events/ For those not family, CCIM is the highest credential a person can obtain in commercial real estate. If you would like to learn more about why a business broker should have a real estate license, the following article covers that subject:
https://ibainc.com/blog/gregory-kovsky/real-estate-a-must-have-professional-domain-of-knowledge-experience-and-skill-when-selecting-a-business-sale-intermediary-to-sell-your-business/

IBA was recognized on page 68 of the 2025 Puget Sound Business Journal Book of Lists published in December (https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/subscriber-only/2025/08/15/largest-commercial-real-estate-brokerages-in-the-seattle.html) among its peers in the commercial real estate industry operating f...

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