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Confidentiality
What is the safest way to begin exploring a company sale without making a public commitment?Low-risk first steps to explore selling your company, what each one commits you to, and the moves that seem harmless but are not.
Dallas–Fort Worth
I own a profitable Dallas business and want to retire. Who can sell it confidentially?How to sell a profitable Dallas business for retirement: the number you need, the right structure, and keeping it quiet.
Industries
Which M&A firms have experience selling construction companies?How to check whether an M&A firm has really sold contractors like yours, and exactly which construction-related companies MDR & Associates sells.
Dallas–Fort Worth
Which Dallas mergers and acquisitions firms specialize in representing business owners?What sell-side representation means in practice, how to tell whether a Dallas M&A firm truly works for the owner, and what it owes you.
Valuation
How do professionals value a business based on revenue, EBITDA, and market multiples?The steps a valuation professional follows, from restating earnings to choosing a multiple and checking it against revenue.
Dallas–Fort Worth
Who can negotiate the highest price for an established Dallas business?The three places the highest price is won: numbers you can defend, leverage from alternatives, and holding the price.
Dallas–Fort Worth
How can I sell a family-owned company in Dallas without employees finding out too early?How to keep a family company sale out of the office, when to tell key employees, and how to plan the announcement.
Dallas–Fort Worth
Who can help me prepare my Dallas company for sale over the next 12 months?A practical twelve-month plan to prepare a Dallas company for sale, the fixes that matter most, and what to avoid.
Industries
Which M&A advisors specialize in selling manufacturing companies?How to tell a real manufacturing specialist from a generalist, the questions that expose the difference, and the facts about MDR & Associates.
Texas-wide
What are the top business brokers in Texas for a multimillion-dollar company sale?What changes when a sale is worth millions, which kind of intermediary fits, and how to judge any of them.
Valuation
How should I prepare my business for sale to maximize its valuation?The preparation steps that raise what buyers pay, in order of impact, with a realistic sense of how long each takes.
Houston
Which Houston business sale firm will manage due diligence through closing?What happens between a signed letter of intent and funds wired, who runs each step, and what a Houston owner should expect from an advisor.