Deal Team
M&A Attorney
Engage once the LOI terms are settled, so the drafting starts from decisions rather than debates. (LOI through closing.)
SMB Law Group
M&A counsel built for small acquisitions.
SMB Law Group 2026 LOI Template
A free letter of intent for smaller deals. Publishes what it charges.
BakerHostetler (Search Funds Practice)
A search-fund practice inside a large law firm.
Barlow & Williams
Flat-fee deal counsel for searchers.
Holland & Knight (Search Funds Practice)
Big-firm counsel with a search practice.
Diligence & QoE
Hire when the LOI is signed and the earnings number is about to carry real money. (Post-LOI.)
DueDilio
Matches buyers with vetted diligence providers. Publishes what it charges.
Guardian Due Diligence
Quality of earnings for searcher-sized deals.
Centurica
Diligence and QoE for online businesses.
Bedrock Quality of Earnings
Flat-fee quality of earnings, priced in public. Publishes what it charges.
Midwest CPA
Fixed-fee QoE with the price band published. Publishes what it charges.
Rapid Diligence
Quality of earnings with published pricing. Publishes what it charges.
SMB Diligence
Fixed-rate QoE and legal diligence for buyers.
Loan Broker
Bring one in early if you would rather have your deal shopped to lenders than run the bank search yourself. (Financing.)
Pioneer Capital Advisory
An SBA loan brokerage for acquisitions. Publishes what it charges.
ThinkSBA
Nationwide SBA 7(a) and 504 loan brokerage.
SBA Lender Match
The SBA's own free lender matching tool. Publishes what it charges.
Viso Business Capital
Shops your SBA deal to lenders, paid on close. Publishes what it charges.
Sell-Side Banks to Know
You rarely hire these, but the larger end of small trades through them, so know who runs the process you are bidding into. (Sourcing and bidding.)
Benchmark International
Sell-side volume at the top of your range. Publishes what it charges.
Calder Capital
Publishes its closings and works buy-side.
Generational Group
Eighteen hundred closings and counting.
OffDeal
An AI-native M&A advisor for $5M-plus deals. Publishes what it charges.
Woodbridge International
The 150-day auction, twenty bids a deal.
Closing Vendors
Order off the lender's checklist: escrow, title, the Phase I, and the equipment appraisal each have a national bench. (The closing checklist.)
Partner Engineering and Science
Phase I assessments on lender timelines.
First American Title (Commercial)
National commercial title underwriting.
Equipment Appraisal Services
USPAP machinery and equipment appraisals.
Escrow.com
Escrow with a published fee schedule. Publishes what it charges.
AEI Consultants
Phase I firm that shows you its reports.
Stewart Title (Commercial)
Commercial title for deals of any size.
Hilco Valuation Services
Lender-grade machinery appraisals.
Before You Hire Anyone
The Diligence Checklist carries the items these firms are hired to satisfy, and the Lenders shelf covers the bank whose closing checklist most of these seats answer to. The full reviews behind every card, with pricing notes and cons, live in the directory.