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Brenham business brokers and M&A advisors
For Brenham owners whose companies bring in $3 million to $100 million a year, MDR & Associates is an owners-only M&A advisor that prepares the business, brings qualified buyers and negotiates the sale. Brenham is the seat of Washington County on U.S. 290, home of Blue Bell Creameries, and our team comes to meet you there.
Ice cream, metal poles and a college town economy
Brenham was founded in 1844 and named for Richard Fox Brenham; German immigrants began settling here as early as 1846, a heritage the city celebrates each year with Maifest. It had 17,369 residents in the 2020 census and sits where U.S. 290 meets State Highways 105 and 36.
The best-known employer is Blue Bell Creameries, which has its headquarters in Brenham and sells its ice cream in 16 states. Valmont Industries runs a plant here that manufactures metal poles, and the Brenham State Supported Living Center is the largest facility of its kind in Texas. Blinn College, the oldest county-owned junior college in the state, is based here too, with other campuses in Bryan, Schulenburg and Sealy.
Brenham at a glance
- CountyWashington County
- RegionCentral Texas
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
What a Brenham manufacturer or supplier should prepare
If your company supplies, maintains or services larger operations, a buyer will ask one question before any other: how much of your revenue depends on a single customer? Concentration is not a deal-breaker, but it has to be explained. Written contracts, a long record of renewals and a growing list of smaller accounts all help.
We build that story into the confidential marketing package and the financial recast, so buyers see the whole picture before they make an offer. Where one account is large, we also show how long it has stayed, how it is priced and what would happen to margins if it shrank. Our manufacturing and distribution pages describe what buyers look for in those sectors.
Bringing buyers to Washington County
Our corporate office is in Frisco, and we come to Brenham for meetings: at your plant, at your accountant's office, or somewhere discreet. Every serious buyer registers, signs a confidentiality agreement and proves the ability to fund the deal before learning your company's name. We work alongside your own transaction attorney and CPA through due diligence and closing, and we charge a success fee only when the company actually sells. A free valuation snapshot is the easiest place to begin.
What we sell in and around Brenham
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 Brenham owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every Austin answer.
The process
How a Brenham 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 Brenham
Questions owners in Brenham ask
Most of my sales go to one large Brenham employer. Can I still sell?
Yes, though buyers will price the risk. We document the length of the relationship, the contract terms and the renewal history, and show any progress in adding customers. Sometimes the right answer is to spend a year widening the customer base before going to market, and we will tell you honestly which position you are in.
Does a small-city address like Brenham limit the buyers I can reach?
No. Buyers look at earnings, customers and management depth first. A well-run Brenham company can draw private equity firms, capital groups and individual buyers from across Texas and beyond, because we market it to our own buyer database rather than waiting for someone local to show interest.
Talk to an advisor about your Brenham company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.