• Individuals Considering a Career Change … who desire private and competent representation.
• Individuals in Career Transition … who seek independence and rewards that commensurate risk and effort.
• Current Business Owners & Investors … who want to grow their company through acquisition.
• Professional Advisors … when the entrepreneur's request for assistance in finding a business to purchase goes beyond the attorney, banker or accountant's normal scope of service.

SEACAP choreographs the search & discovery process for its clients because success comes with a structured approach to making a business acquisition. The SEACAP process is to ….

Survey the Client buyer's strengths, goals and objectives in order to clearly define the search parameters.
Evaluate and properly qualify potential acquisition targets using specific search criteria and traditional business appraisal methodology.
Acquire the right opportunity after making an informed and strategic decision.

1. Orientation to Pros & Cons of Business Ownership
   This initial step involves an in-depth look at the challenges in running a business and the skills required of the owner/operator. With each Client, SEACAP explores entrepreneurial characteristics, dedication to purpose and readiness for financial risk.
2. Qualification & Development of Financial Criteria
   SEACAP analyzes each Client's financial resources, short/long-term return on capital goals, business growth and exit objectives.
3. Assessment of Entrepreneurial / Business Management Aptitude & Abilities
   SEACAP utilizes a proprietary interactive instrument that assists each Client in assessing, inventorying and measuring management, leadership and administrative abilities. Helping establish industry focus, geographic, economic and other search parameters.
4. Preparation of The Purchaser Profile Report
   Similar to a conventional resume, this is used to stimulate deal flow by confidentially presenting our Client's qualifications and acquisition criteria to agents, advisors and owners of target businesses.
5. Search & Discovery
   SEACAP strives to identify multiple acquisition candidates, and to use market-tested processes for target screening.

1. Initial Assessment of acquisition candidates …
   • Data Collection: History of operation, ownership, personnel, market(s) served, competition, sales and marketing process
   • Preliminary Financial Analysis: Normalization, spread and analysis of financial statements
   • Limited Appraisal of Target: Value assessment
   • Financing Analysis: Assessment of financing alternatives
   • Suitability Analysis: Compatibility of target to Client's acquisition criteria
2. Due Diligence once the target is captured under contract …
   • Strategic and Long Range Plans
   • Product and Service Plans
   • Industry and Market Conditions
   • Sales and Marketing Processes
   • Organization Structure
   • Real Estate, Operations, Facilities, Machinery and Equipment
   • Technology Needs
   • Environmental, Health and Safety Issues
   • Financial Due Diligence
   • Intellectual Property
   • Insurance and Risk Management Processes
   • Legal, Licenses, Permits

1. Letter of Intent, Offer to Purchase and Negotiations
   Along with the Client's other professional advisors, SEACAP offers support with composing, presenting and negotiating the offer once a target has qualified for acquisition.
2. Financial Support
   SEACAP assists with constructing financial forecasts and with securing both acquisition and working capital.
3. Closing Support Services
   Once due diligence has been completed, SEACAP facilitates the following closing activities:
   • Removal of Contingencies
   • Support Client's Legal and Accounting Advisors
   • Continuous Liaison between Client Buyer and Seller