Services

Advisory, for owners who need answers

We start by learning about the situation and business. Then we suggest a path and plan of attack.

Owners have contacted us for data and process expertise to value a competitor, bring in key managers as an owner, or as they work through a divorce. Our advisory work brings the full breadth of firm experience and deal reps to your unique situation.

What we do

Four things we work on with owners.

  • Strategy built around your exit

    We take the time to understand your goals, your market and your customer base, then work back from the sale. Whether you are going to market next year or in ten years, the point is actionable steps rather than general advice.

  • Value, built deliberately

    Most of what raises a sale price is done years earlier: clean books, reduced owner dependence, documented systems, a management layer. We work on the levers that a buyer and a lender will actually pay for.

  • What the market is doing

    Multiples, lending conditions and the buyer pool move. We keep owners current on them, drawing on the IBBA Market Pulse and our own deal flow, so decisions are made against real conditions.

  • Succession planning

    Not every transition is a sale to a stranger. Family transfers, partner buyouts and management buyouts each carry their own tax, financing and relationship problems, and each rewards early planning.

Who it is for

Two years in, or fifty.

Navigating the business world is a lot for one person to carry, and most owners have never sold a company before. Our advisors have, many times over. Expect personalized guidance rather than a framework, and the same owner mindset we bring to a sale, because we are business owners too.

The first conversation is free, whatever your timeline. Owners come away with answers to their questions, a sense of how the business will be read by buyers and lenders, and specific actions to raise its value.

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Actions any owner can take today.

Ryan walks through what happens at each stage, what we need from you, and what to expect once a buyer is at the table.

All videos
  • 15 actions any owner can take today

  • Latest IBBA M&A Market Pulse

  • 5 things we do before taking your business to market

Schedule Your Initial Discovery Call

We welcome the opportunity to connect with any business owner that is thinking about buying and selling a business.

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