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Archer City business brokers and M&A advisors
Archer City owners who have started to wonder what their company would bring can talk to MDR & Associates, M&A advisors who work for the seller and nobody else. Archer City sits 25 miles south of Wichita Falls at the junction of State Highways 79 and 25, and we drive up to meet you there.
Larry McMurtry's hometown, 25 miles from Wichita Falls
Archer City is the county seat of Archer County and part of the Wichita Falls metropolitan area. It was named for Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas, and it is best known as the hometown of novelist Larry McMurtry and the place where The Last Picture Show (1971) and its sequel Texasville (1990) were filmed, both based on his novels. Just outside town, the Lake Kickapoo Field Station, run by the 20th Space Control Squadron, is part of the Air Force's system for tracking objects passing over the United States.
The city had 1,601 residents in 2020. With a population that size, most local companies large enough to interest outside buyers serve customers across the county and in the Wichita Falls area, which is where many of their buyers are likely to come from as well.
Archer City at a glance
- CountyArcher County
- Metro areaWichita Falls metropolitan area
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
Preparing a small-town company for a buyer from outside
A buyer from Wichita Falls, the Metroplex or another state will not know your company's reputation in Archer County, so the records have to tell the story. That means statements for the last three years that tie to what you filed with the IRS, a customer list showing the tenure of each account, and a clear picture of who does what inside the company. The owner who handles every estimate, every key account and every supplier call is the single biggest worry for most buyers. Moving some of that to a trusted manager before a sale can raise the price and shorten the time to close.
Our sell your business page explains how we run the process on the seller's side. For a first figure without a meeting, try the online valuation snapshot.
MDR & Associates is headquartered in Frisco, and Archer City owners meet us wherever discretion is easiest. The first thing a buyer reads is an unnamed summary; your name follows only an NDA and a showing of funds. For the rest of the region, see West and North Texas.
What we sell in and around Archer City
Industry decides the buyer, the multiple and the diligence. These are the four sectors we work in most.
Manufacturing
Equipment, real estate, backlog and customer concentration decide what a manufacturer is worth.
How buyers value itHome Services
Plumbing, HVAC, roofing, landscaping and other home service companies — where repeat customers, crews and technicians decide the price.
How buyers value itDistribution & Wholesale
Inventory, working capital and supplier agreements decide what a distributor is worth.
How buyers value itBusiness Services
Recurring revenue and owner dependence separate a two-times business from a six-times business.
How buyers value itStraight answers
Questions Archer City owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every Texas-wide answer.
The process
How an Archer City sale runs
Ten steps in four stages, typically three to nine months. Click any step to see it in full.
- Prepare
- Go to market
- Negotiate
- Close
We also work with owners near Archer City
Questions owners in Archer City ask
Is an Archer City company too far from a big city to attract buyers?
Usually not, if it is profitable. Wichita Falls is 25 miles away, and many buyers are willing to own a company in a smaller town when earnings are steady and a manager can run day-to-day operations. Our outreach begins with buyers already screened in our own files, and only if that group falls short do we widen the search with anonymous ads.
How do I keep a sale private in a town as close-knit as Archer City?
Confidentiality is built into how we market. Buyers first see a blind profile without your name. Before your identity is shared, each buyer registers with us, signs an NDA and supplies a financial profile. We can hold every meeting away from your premises, and the timing of any announcement to staff or customers is yours to choose.
Talk to an advisor about your Archer City company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.