Phone: 512-545-1768
Email:
scarter@business-team.com
DRE License:
Professional Affiliations:
Texas licensed Real Estate professional
Background/Experience:
Summer specializes in working with closely held businesses, family-owned operations, and service-based companies. She takes a hands-on advisory role, digging into financial performance, operational systems, and market positioning to ensure a business is represented accurately and strategically in the marketplace. She is actively involved throughout the entire transaction, doing valuation and pricing strategy, confidential marketing, buyer screening, deal structure and negotiations, coordinating due diligence, escrow, and closing for a successful transition. Summer understands that selling or acquiring a business is not just a transaction – it’s a legacy decision, financial turning point, and often a deeply personal transaction.
2025
Phone: (408) 316-5198
Email:
ian@business-team.com
DRE License: 00693916
Professional Affiliations:
IBBA (past board member), CABB (past president), IBBA 2024 Chairman's Circle Award Winner
Background/Experience:
Ian MacLachlan received his B.S. in Physics from San Jose University. He founded Grand Prix, a manufacturer and mail-order business for specialty motorcycle parts as well as a chain of Kawasaki dealerships. In 1977 GPC was the largest chain of Kawasaki dealerships in the U.S. After selling GPC through a business broker, he became involved in the business brokerage industry founding Business Team -the largest business brokerage firm in the Western United States. Business Team has arranged the sale of over 7000 companies to date.
Ian is a co-founder and past chairman of the California Association of Business Brokers, has previously served on the Board of Directors of the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA), and is a frequent speaker at IBBA conventions. He is also a member of M&A Source.
He has been qualified as an expert witness in business valuation and standard of care by the California Superior Court.