Thanks Luke! I'm a searcher near Cleveland as well. I acquired a small IT services company back in 2016 and operated for the better part of 9 years before selling late last year. Looking forward to getting back into the game in B2B professional services or potentially distribution or lite manufacturing. The small biz acquisition world has certainly changed sinceredactedwith the ETA phenomenon)... still trying to understand all the new rules of engagement, but enjoying the process and always open to cross-learning with follow searchers.

Hi All, My name is Monica Tarasco and I founded Lantara Consulting, a strategic transaction management company -- a specialized consulting offering. I work with companies and individual owners on the buy and sell sides. My background includes two decades of work in legal and corporate environments in the areas of M&A, strategy, and law and that experience helps inform my approach to efficiently and effectively moving deals through the acquisition lifecycle (Pre-acquisition Strategy and Planning | Target Identification and Outreach | Letter of Intent and Due Diligence | Negotiation of Deal Documents | Preparation for and execution of Closing | Preparation for and execution of Post-acquisition Integration). When it comes to individual owners, I offer an assessment to help prepare a company for the sale process, focused on working to identify issues that could derail or delay the transaction post-LOI so that those issues can be addressed today.