Dallas–Fort Worth · Texas
Benbrook business brokers and M&A advisors
Owners who want to sell a business in Benbrook can turn to MDR & Associates, a sell-side firm based in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex that represents owners and never buyers. Benbrook sits in the southwestern corner of Tarrant County beside Benbrook Lake, and companies here often serve Fort Worth customers as much as local ones.
A lake town on Fort Worth's southwest edge
The Army Corps of Engineers began building Benbrook Dam in May 1947, and the lake behind it formed in 1952. The town grew as a suburb of Fort Worth, and by 2020 it had 24,520 residents. Its children attend Fort Worth ISD schools, and the city runs on a council-manager government.
Benbrook's largest employers are a telling mix. In 2022 Walmart led the list with 308 workers, followed by Gilco Contracting with 187, two care centers with 140 and 130, and the city itself with 129. No single plant or campus dominates. That leaves room for owner-run companies, many of them serving households and businesses across southwest Tarrant County.
Benbrook at a glance
- CountyTarrant County
- Metro areaDallas–Fort Worth
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
Why suburban service companies draw competing offers
Homes around the lake and across southwest Fort Worth need air conditioning, plumbing, roofing, pest control and yard care, and the trades that handle that work make up the core of our home services practice. Buyers of those companies range from individuals looking for an established Metroplex business to private equity groups combining several companies into one. What they share is a preference for revenue that repeats: service agreements, memberships and customers who call back every season.
We market a Benbrook company to that whole field at once. Each buyer starts with an anonymous summary and has to sign a nondisclosure agreement and show the money is there before your name is shared. We then try to bring more than one letter of intent in within the same few weeks, since rival bids push price and terms further than any one buyer would go alone.
Close to home, from Frisco
MDR & Associates is based in Frisco, in the same Metroplex, and our advisors meet Benbrook owners at their business or somewhere quiet. One of the firm's principals takes part in every negotiation, so the person across from the buyer knows your company. You can read about the wider Dallas–Fort Worth market or see how we handle the sale of your business from the first meeting to wired funds.
What we sell in and around Benbrook
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 Benbrook owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every Dallas–Fort Worth answer.
The process
How a Benbrook 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 Benbrook
Questions owners in Benbrook ask
My company works mostly in southwest Fort Worth. Should I present it as a Benbrook business or a Fort Worth one?
Buyers care about the service area more than the mailing address. We describe the company by where its customers are, the distance crews travel and where the territory could grow next. For a Benbrook company that usually means presenting it as a southwest Tarrant County business with room to expand into the wider Fort Worth market.
Can I sell my Benbrook company without neighbors and staff finding out early?
Yes. The first material buyers see names neither you, your company nor the town. Names come out only after a signed confidentiality agreement and proof of funds. We arrange visits after hours and keep calls off your main line, and most owners tell employees shortly before closing.
Talk to an advisor about your Benbrook company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.