SMB Law Group 2026 LOI Template
Exciting announcement 🚨
For the past few weeks, we’ve been in the lab at SMB Law Group rebuilding our LOI template from the ground up for 2026 lower-middle-market acquisitions.
This version incorporates 4 years of data, 500+ transaction outcomes, and $1.6B+ in closed LMM deals, doubling down on what actually works and protecting against what historically breaks deals.
The goals:
> Kill bad deals earlier
> Reduce post-LOI retrades
> Fewer busted deals after QoE
> Cleaner financing and SBA alignment
> Clearer working capital mechanics
> Terms that plug directly into definitive docs
> Faster, smoother negotiations
> Higher close rates for serious buyers and sellers
Our current close-to-busted ratio at SMB Law is ~70/30... well above industry averages.
We expect this to push it even higher.
Follow along. Release coming in the next few days.redacted