West & North Texas · Texas
Colorado City business brokers and M&A advisors
Owners who want to sell a company in Colorado City can talk to MDR & Associates, business brokers and advisors who act only for the seller. The Mitchell County seat sits between the Colorado River and Lone Wolf Creek, and it has made its living over the years from cattle, salt, oil, farming, meat-packing and manufactured homes.
A cattlemen's shipping point that kept finding new work
Colorado City began as a Texas Ranger camp in 1877 and grew into a cattlemen's center, where herds were driven in and loaded onto trains for markets in the East. It reached an estimated 6,000 people in 1884 and 1885, then dropped to about 2,500 by 1890 after drought. The town adjusted. By 1910 it had a public school, waterworks and an electric plant, and over the following decades salt mining, an oil refinery that ran from 1924 to 1969, farming, oil production, meat-packing and mobile home manufacturing all took their turn.
The 2020 census counted 3,991 residents. The history is one of adaptation, and buyers respect that in a company as much as in a town. A business that has changed what it sells or whom it serves, and kept its earnings, shows the kind of management a buyer wants to keep.
Colorado City at a glance
- CountyMitchell County (county seat)
- Metro areaWest Texas, on the Colorado River
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
What makes a Mitchell County manufacturer or supplier sellable
For a manufacturer or fabricator, buyers look first at equipment, capacity and customers. How old are the machines and what will they cost to replace? How much of the plant is in use? Do the orders come from many customers or a few? Our manufacturing practice has sold Texas manufacturers, and we know that an honest equipment list and a record of capital spending let buyers price earnings rather than guess at future costs.
For service and supply companies, buyers ask about crews, routes and repeat customers. In both cases we rework three years of statements so they show what the owner truly earns, and we have the answers ready before a buyer asks. Our ten-step process explains how a company moves from that first review to multiple offers and a closing.
We come to you
Advisors from our Frisco headquarters meet Colorado City owners at their business or somewhere discreet. The first conversation and opinion of value are free. See how we cover West and North Texas on our regional page.
What we sell in and around Colorado 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 Colorado City owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every Texas-wide answer.
The process
How a Colorado 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 Colorado City
Questions owners in Colorado City ask
My Colorado City plant has older equipment. Will that scare buyers off?
Not if it is maintained and documented. Buyers expect some older machines. What worries them is surprises. A list of equipment with ages, maintenance records and planned replacements lets them account for it in the price instead of assuming the worst. We prepare that list with you before the company goes to market.
Can a buyer from outside West Texas be found for a company in a town of about 4,000?
Yes. Buyers from across Texas and beyond look for profitable companies, and many prefer smaller towns with lower costs. We market the company through our own buyer database first, then through anonymous listings if needed, and every buyer signs a nondisclosure agreement and proves funds before learning who you are.
Talk to an advisor about your Colorado City company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.