Insights
Straight answers about selling a company
The questions Texas owners actually ask — about price, advisors, buyers and keeping it quiet — answered by the advisors who run the sales.
Valuation
What is my business worth? How buyers actually value a private companyEBITDA, SDE, multiples and add-backs — what a buyer really pays for, and why an online calculator is not a valuation
Offers & due diligence
What causes a business sale to fall apart in due diligence — and how to prevent itThe failure points that kill signed deals, how long diligence really takes, and how to stop a buyer retrading the price
Confidentiality
How to sell your business confidentially, without employees or customers finding outBlind profiles, buyer screening, NDAs and the question of when to tell your team
Offers & due diligence
How to compare offers: all-cash, seller financing, earnouts and what you actually keepWhy the highest headline number is often not the best offer, and how to work out what each one really pays you
Exit planning
The twelve-month plan to prepare your business for saleWhat to change in the year before you go to market, ranked by what it is actually worth
Choosing an advisor
Business broker, M&A advisor or investment banker — which should sell your company?What each one actually does, the size ranges they serve, how they charge, and the questions to ask before you sign
Choosing an advisor
How to evaluate an unsolicited offer for your companyWhether the number is fair, why a single buyer is the weakest position you can be in, and what to do first
Exit planning
When is the right time to sell your business?The signals that say now, the ones that say wait, and why the best time is usually earlier than owners think
Industries
What a Texas manufacturer sells for, and what buyers check firstEquipment, real estate, backlog, customer concentration — how a Texas manufacturer is actually valued
Dallas–Fort Worth
Who can help me sell my business in Dallas and maximize the final sale price?The levers that actually raise a Dallas sale price, who controls each one, and how to judge whether an advisor can pull them.
Dallas–Fort Worth
Where can I get professional business valuation services in Dallas before selling?The three kinds of valuation a Dallas owner can get before selling, what each costs and delivers, and which one a sale actually needs.
Offers & due diligence
How can I sell my business to private equity and create competitive offers?How private equity buys companies, and how to run a sale so several firms, plus strategic buyers, bid against each other at the same time.