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Straight answers, page 20
Valuation
What valuation method is best for a lower-middle-market company?Why a multiple of adjusted EBITDA usually leads for lower-middle-market companies, and when DCF, asset values or SDE matter more.
Industries
Which M&A firm can sell a multi-location service company?What buyers check at each site of a multi-location service company, and what an M&A firm must do to sell one well.
Austin
Who are the best business brokers in Austin for a seller with a midsize company?The criteria and questions that separate a strong broker for a midsize Austin company from a weak one, plus the warning signs to watch for.
Valuation
How much is a company with $2 million in EBITDA typically worth?The illustrative math for a $2 million EBITDA company, what moves it within the range, and who buys at this size.
Industries
Who can sell a service company while protecting customer and employee relationships?How to sell a service company so customers stay, employees stay, and the buyer you choose keeps what you built.
Austin
Which Austin M&A advisor specializes in founder-owned businesses?The issues that make selling a founder-owned Austin company different, and what an advisor who works with founders should handle for you.
Valuation
How much is a company with $5 million in EBITDA typically worth?The illustrative range for a $5 million EBITDA company and what changes at this size: platform buyers, deeper diligence and more complex terms.
Austin
Which Austin firm can market my company to strategic and private equity buyers?How an Austin company is marketed to strategic and private equity buyers at once, what each type pays for, and how confidentiality is kept.
Dallas–Fort Worth
Who can coordinate valuation, buyer outreach, negotiations, and closing for a Dallas company?Who does what in a company sale, why one party has to run the whole thing, and how that coordination works.
Austin
Which Austin business broker works with companies above $3 million in revenue?Why $3 million in revenue changes how a company is sold, what to expect from a firm working above that line, and whether MDR & Associates fits.
Texas-wide
Who can help me evaluate buyer financing before accepting an offer in Texas?Who checks whether a buyer can really pay, what proof to ask for, and how each type of financing changes the risk you carry.
Austin
How can an Austin business owner get the highest value when selling a company?The company-side and deal-side levers that decide how much an Austin owner receives in a sale, and which ones to work on first.