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Daingerfield business brokers and M&A advisors
For an owner in Daingerfield, the business brokers and M&A advisors at MDR & Associates sell established Texas companies on behalf of the people who built them. Daingerfield is the county seat of Morris County, and rather than asking you to travel, an advisor makes the trip to you and meets at your office or somewhere out of public view.
A small county seat where word travels
Daingerfield is a compact town of about 2.4 square miles, and the 2020 census counted 2,522 residents. It is the seat of Morris County, and its schools belong to the Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District. In a place this size, an owner's company tends to be known around town, and so does any sign that it might change hands.
That is the first thing we plan around. Employees, customers, suppliers and competitors can all react to talk of a sale. So your company is never marketed under its name. Buyers are introduced to a nameless sketch of the business; your name comes out only after they have put their signature on a confidentiality agreement and proved, with a financial profile, that they can fund a purchase.
Daingerfield at a glance
- CountyMorris County (county seat)
- RegionEast Texas
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
Is your Morris County company the right size for this kind of sale?
Our clients are companies with annual revenue of roughly $3 million to $100 million, a profit, and two or three years of books that line up with the tax returns. If yours falls short of that line, you will hear it from us in the first meeting, before any engagement is signed. If it is inside the range, the likely buyers are private equity groups, capital groups and individuals who want a going concern and are prepared either to own it from a distance or to relocate and run it.
Buyers of companies outside the big metros often need outside money. The firm arranges SBA loans, conventional bank debt and seller financing when a deal calls for it. A seller note, where you carry part of the price and are paid over time, can widen the pool of people able to buy a company in a small town.
From first call to closing
Everything begins with a discovery meeting that is free and kept confidential, after which you receive our opinion of value, a bracket running from low to high. If you would like a rough number before that, start with the valuation snapshot. Our sell-side service is how we work across East Texas, and the fee is paid only if your company sells.
What we sell in and around Daingerfield
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 Daingerfield owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every Texas-wide answer.
The process
How a Daingerfield 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 Daingerfield
Questions owners in Daingerfield ask
Will buyers come to Daingerfield to look at my company?
Serious ones will, once they have qualified. Before any visit, a buyer has signed a confidentiality agreement, reviewed your marketing package and HD video, and shown the funds to close. Visits are scheduled so employees see nothing unusual, often after hours, and you decide who gets to walk through the door.
Will a buyer from outside Morris County keep my employees?
Most buyers want to, because the people are a large part of what they are paying for. How employees are treated after closing can be part of what you negotiate, and it is one of the terms we compare across offers, along with price and how much is paid at closing.
Talk to an advisor about your Daingerfield company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.