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How to Buy a Business on AcqMarketplace ​

Buying a business on AcqMarketplace gives you access to vetted listings and structured deal flows designed for confidence and speed.

1. Finding Listings ​

  • Explore: Browse listings and filter by industry, revenue, and growth potential.
  • Shortlist: Save listings to your watchlist for quick access.
  • Clarify Criteria: Define your budget, target model (SaaS, content, e‑commerce), and risk appetite.

2. Making Offers ​

  • Intent Message: Send an offer with key questions (technical, commercial, legal).
  • Negotiation: Clarify expectations on price, deliverables, timeline, and post‑sale support.
  • Initial Funding: Initiate secure payment; funds are held in escrow-like flow until handover.

3. Due Diligence ​

  • Code & Architecture: Review repositories, dependencies, and deployment processes.
  • KPIs & Metrics: Validate MRR/ARR, churn, retention, traffic sources, and conversion rates.
  • Risks & Dependencies: Identify single‑point failures, licensing, and third‑party lock‑ins.

4. Finalizing the Deal ​

  • Confirm Final Terms: Align on final price, deliverables, handover schedule, and obligations.
  • Contract & Signature: Use the standardized sales contract with electronic signature.
  • Compliance: Ensure IP transfer and license terms are explicit.

5. Property Transfer ​

  • Assets Delivery: Code/repo, databases, domains, accounts, keys, documentation.
  • Access Validation: Test all transferred accounts and verify permissions.
  • Infrastructure Migration: Update DNS, hosting, and service accounts as needed.

6. Post‑Sale & Stabilization ​

  • Testing & Validation: Confirm core functionality, integrations, monitoring, and security.
  • 30/60/90 Plan: Establish stabilization and growth checkpoints.
  • Support Window: Use the agreed assistance period for knowledge transfer.

7. Success Measurement (Buyer) ​

  • Transition Time: Time to full operational control.
  • Transfer Quality: Completeness and accuracy of delivered assets.
  • Support Received: Quality of technical assistance and documentation.
  • Projected ROI: Expected return based on validated metrics.
  1. Send offer: intent message + key questions (technical, commercial, legal).
  2. Initial funding: initiate secure payment (funds held until handover).
  3. Due diligence: verify code, KPIs, retention, risks and dependencies.
  4. Confirm final terms: price, deliverables, handover schedule, post‑sale obligations.
  5. Receive assets: code/repo, databases, domains, access, keys, playbooks.
  6. Test & validate: functionalities, integrations, monitoring, security.
  7. Confirm reception: mark complete handover‑reception in platform.
  8. Optimize: 30/60/90 day plan for stabilization and growth.

Support & Contact ​