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Devine business brokers and M&A advisors
To sell a business in Devine without the news getting around, work with MDR & Associates: we run a confidential sale for you, and buyers are screened before they learn anything identifying. Devine is a Medina County city 25 miles southwest of downtown San Antonio, close enough that many buyers can visit in an afternoon.
A small city on San Antonio's southwest edge
Devine takes its name from Thomas J. Devine, a native of San Antonio, and is part of the San Antonio metropolitan area. It is a general-law city covering about three square miles, with 4,324 residents at the 2020 census and its own school district. NatureSweet tomatoes got their start here.
That position gives a Devine company two markets at once: the farm and ranch country of Medina County and the metro just up the road. A business with customers in both usually has a broader base than its address suggests, and buyers notice that. One based in San Antonio can also see your operation in person without an overnight trip, which tends to speed up the early meetings. Our San Antonio page describes the metro market.
Devine at a glance
- CountyMedina County
- Metro areaSan Antonio
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
Three things buyers will ask a Devine owner
First, who runs the work day to day. Many companies in smaller cities grew around one owner's reputation, and buyers want to see foremen, dispatchers or office managers who keep customers coming back after the owner leaves. Second, whether the numbers tie out. Two to three years of statements that match your tax returns are the minimum a buyer and a lender will accept. Third, where growth comes from. If your crews already serve San Antonio suburbs, show how much of the revenue comes from there and how quickly it has grown.
If yours is a trade company, whether heating and air, plumbing, roofing or lawn and landscape work, the home services page lists what acquirers pay a premium for.
Before you commit to anything
The online valuation snapshot gives a quick, private range. After that, an advisor meets you in Devine at your business or somewhere quiet, studies three years of your financials, and hands you a considered opinion of value. There is no fee for any of this, and none later unless the company is sold.
What we sell in and around Devine
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 Devine owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every San Antonio answer.
The process
How a Devine 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 Devine
Questions owners in Devine ask
Most of my Devine company's work is in San Antonio. Should I present it as a San Antonio business?
Present it as it is. Buyers care where the revenue comes from, not the address on the letterhead. We show the split between Medina County and metro customers, and a lower-cost base outside the city with metro customers can be a strength in its own right.
Will people in Devine find out if I put my company up for sale?
Not from us. Buyers see a description without your name, and each signs a nondisclosure agreement and demonstrates funding before learning more. Early meetings are held outside business hours or off site. Staff usually hear about it only once a deal is nearly done.
Talk to an advisor about your Devine company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.