Your E-Commerce Thought Partner

After years of experience acquiring, operating and growing e-commerce brands, IBR guides you through the intricacies and challenges of the e-commerce landscape.

  • An experienced e-commerce investor’s perspective.

    IBR reviews available deal materials to provide an independent perspective on the business, including its key strengths, potential risks, areas requiring further diligence, and questions to explore with management.

    Typical engagement includes:

    • Review of available deal materials and financial information

    • Assessment of the e-commerce business model and operating performance

    • Identification of potential risks, opportunities and areas for further diligence

    • Questions and topics to explore with management

    • Discussion of IBR's findings and perspective

    Available as a standalone engagement.

  • An e-commerce thought partner throughout the acquisition process.

    IBR works alongside investors and deal teams throughout diligence, bringing an experienced operator's perspective to the information and findings that emerge. We help clients ask better questions, pressure-test assumptions, identify potential blind spots, and understand the operational implications of what they uncover.

    Areas of support may include:

    • Reviewing and interpreting diligence findings

    • Pressure-testing management assumptions and forecasts

    • Identifying areas requiring deeper investigation

    • Preparing for management meetings and diligence calls

    • Evaluating marketplace, product, advertising, inventory and operational dynamics

    • Assessing key risks and opportunities

    • Providing an independent perspective as the investment thesis develops

    Typically structured as an ongoing advisory engagement.

  • Experienced perspective for the decisions that matter after the deal closes.

    IBR serves as a strategic sounding board for investors, founders and management teams operating e-commerce businesses. Drawing on firsthand operating experience, we help clients evaluate challenges, assess opportunities and make better-informed decisions.

    Areas of focus may include:

    • Amazon and marketplace strategy

    • Revenue growth and profitability

    • Advertising and customer acquisition

    • Product portfolio and new product development

    • Inventory and working capital

    • Supply chain and sourcing

    • Organizational priorities

    • Strategic planning and growth initiatives

    Typically structured as an ongoing advisory engagement.