Seller records
Planning focus
Organize tax returns, financial statements, bank or merchant activity, payroll and operating records for professional review.
Service 03 · E-2 business services
03Assess and choose
Existing U.S. Business Acquisition Support
Connect seller evidence, transaction terms, investment funds, operational control and professional diligence before acquiring a U.S. business.
Disciplined preparation
An attractive listing is not an E-2-ready acquisition.
Revenue, employees and asking price tell only part of the story. The records must be reliable, the transaction must create real ownership and control, and the investment path must support both commercial closing and E-2 evidence.
The service connects commercial decisions, evidence development and professional responsibilities without confusing strategic coordination with legal, tax, accounting or brokerage work.
Important: No service can guarantee E-2 eligibility, visa issuance, admission or business success. Legal and regulated professional work remains separate.
Service framework
Four connected areas of work
Each area must support the same investor, business, transaction and evidence story.
Transaction structure
Planning focus
Identify asset, equity, conditional-closing, escrow and handover questions requiring attorney-led analysis.
Ownership and control
Planning focus
Confirm how treaty-country ownership and the investor’s authority will be documented after closing.
Growth and continuity
Planning focus
Review staffing, customer and supplier continuity, working capital, investor responsibilities and credible growth.
Professional scope
Clear deliverables. Clear professional boundaries.
We organize the work and identify what must be independently handled by counsel, CPAs, brokers, valuation specialists or other licensed professionals.
Included deliverables
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Preliminary acquisition-readiness review
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Seller document-request framework
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Transaction-and-evidence checklist
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Ownership and investor-role review
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Closing and working-capital discussion
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Professional diligence coordination roadmap
Not included
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Brokerage, listing or seller representation
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Valuation, audit or verification of seller claims
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Drafting or approving transaction documents
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Legal, tax, accounting, lending or escrow advice
Service process
From initial facts to an organized next step
The sequence is adapted to the investor, enterprise and transaction stage.
Define
Clarify the target, price, structure, role, market and timetable.
Collect
Organize the financial, ownership, employee, lease, licensing and operating record request.
Separate
Distinguish E-2 strategy from legal, CPA, valuation and brokerage responsibilities.
Coordinate
Align deposits, escrow, closing, control, working capital and application timing.
Develop
Create the case-development and professional follow-up roadmap.
Starting information
Information that makes the first review useful
Do not send confidential documents through the public inquiry form. A secure sharing method can be discussed after the initial contact.
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Business listing or confidential memorandum
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Seller financial and tax summaries
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Proposed LOI or transaction outline
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Employee, lease and licensing information
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Available acquisition and working-capital budget
Focused service inquiry
Start with the facts you already have.
Tell us your current stage, business route, investment range and timing so we can identify the most useful next conversation.
Japanese-language consultations available by appointment.日本語でのご相談は事前予約にて承ります。
このサービスを日本語で見る →Confidential preliminary inquiry
Request a focused service review.
Tell us where you are in the E-2 planning process. Do not send passports, bank statements, tax returns or confidential transaction documents through this form.
Submitting this request does not create an attorney-client, brokerage, accounting or fiduciary relationship and does not guarantee E-2 eligibility or approval.
Frequently asked questions
Existing Business Acquisition FAQ
General information only. Every investor, business and filing route requires individualized professional review.
Can an existing restaurant support an E-2 case?+
Potentially, yes. E-2 is not limited to new businesses, but employee count alone does not determine eligibility.
Is there a fixed minimum purchase price?+
No universal fixed minimum applies. The investment must be substantial in relation to the business and sufficient for operation.
Can closing be conditional on visa issuance?+
Conditional agreements or escrow may be possible, but the wording and sequence require qualified legal review.
Do you perform due diligence?+
We organize readiness questions and professional workstreams. Attorneys, CPAs and valuation professionals conduct their independent reviews.