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Detroit business brokers and M&A advisors
If you own a profitable company in Detroit, in Red River County, MDR & Associates can sell it for you as an M&A advisor who works for the seller alone. U.S. Route 82 runs through town, and our advisors will make the trip to meet you there or wherever keeps the conversation private.
A town of about 700 on U.S. 82
Detroit is a small place: 1.6 square miles and 704 residents in 283 households at the 2020 census, served by the Detroit Independent School District. John Nance Garner, the 32nd vice president of the United States, was born outside the town, though he spent most of his life in Uvalde.
We will not fill this page with claims about the local economy. What matters for an owner here is simpler. A company in a town this size that reaches $3 million or more in annual revenue is selling well beyond the town, and its buyer will likely come from farther away still. That buyer may be a competitor in another part of Texas, a private equity group or a person ready to relocate.
Detroit at a glance
- CountyRed River County
- RegionEast Texas
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
What a buyer from outside Red River County needs to see
A buyer who does not know the area has to trust the numbers and the people. That means books that agree with your tax filings, a plain account of which customers you serve and how long they have stayed, and a team that can run the company without you. The more the business depends on you personally, the more a buyer will want you to stay through a transition, and the more the price will reflect that risk.
If the company is in home services, such as HVAC, plumbing or landscaping, or in trade supply, repeat customers and service agreements count for a great deal. We present them in a confidential package with a recast of your earnings, so the buyer sees what the business would earn under new ownership.
How our terms work
We are paid only when a sale closes. The percentage is written into the engagement letter and drops as the transaction grows; our fees page explains it. If you need an independent figure for planning or a partner discussion, a business valuation is a separate service. Across East Texas, our advisors come to the owner.
What we sell in and around Detroit
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 Detroit owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every Texas-wide answer.
The process
How a Detroit 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 Detroit
Questions owners in Detroit ask
Is my Detroit company too small for your firm?
It depends on revenue and profit, not on the size of the town. We take on profitable companies whose sales run from about $3 million to $100 million a year. If yours sits below that, you will get a straight answer in the first meeting and, where we can, ideas on what would make it easier to sell later.
Will a lender back a buyer for a company in a town as small as Detroit?
Often, yes. Lenders look at the company's cash flow and the buyer's experience more than the location. SBA loans, conventional bank financing and seller financing, where you carry part of the price as a note, are all possible, and we help structure the deal so the buyer can close.
Talk to an advisor about your Detroit company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.