Dallas–Fort Worth · Texas
Duncanville business brokers and M&A advisors
MDR & Associates serves Duncanville business owners as M&A advisors who sit on one side of the table only: yours. Our clients own profitable companies with yearly revenue from $3 million up to $100 million. Duncanville is a Dallas County city of 40,706 in the Best Southwest area, with Interstate 20 crossing its north side and U.S. Route 67 running along its east side.
A railroad switch that became a suburb
Settlement began in 1845, and the Chicago, Texas and Mexican Central Railway arrived in 1880; the stop was called Duncan Switch until the name changed to Duncanville in 1882. Late in the century the town had dry-goods stores and a pharmacy, and it stayed small for decades, growing from 113 people in 1904 to a little over 300 by 1933. The Second World War brought an Army Air Corps landing field, the city incorporated in 1947, and afterward the Duncanville Air Force Station served the Nike-Hercules missile defense.
Today the city's high school campus, at roughly 900,000 square feet, is the largest in Texas.
Duncanville at a glance
- CountyDallas County
- Metro areaDallas–Fort Worth
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
Buyers for companies along I-20 and U.S. 67
A company based near the I-20 corridor may serve customers across the southern half of the Metroplex. Buyers want to see that those customers are spread out, that pricing has kept pace with costs and that the managers who look after them will stay. We turn three years of financials into a recast that shows adjusted earnings, the figure buyers use to set a price.
Location widens the buyer pool, too. Interstate 20 runs toward both Dallas and Fort Worth, so a Duncanville company can be presented to buyers on either side of the Metroplex, and we invite both sides into the same confidential process.
For professional and business services firms, we pay particular attention to contracts, recurring billing and key staff. Our business services page covers that work; the firm has sold companies such as Edward M. Polk Associates, an insurance agency, and North Texas Surveying.
How a Duncanville sale starts
Start with our free valuation snapshot for a quick range, or go straight to a discovery meeting. We are based in the Metroplex, at our Frisco office, and we meet Duncanville owners wherever they are comfortable. After reviewing three years of financials we give you an opinion of value, low to high, and tell you plainly whether we believe we can sell the company for maximum value. If the answer is not yet, we explain what would change it. See the Dallas–Fort Worth region page for nearby markets.
What we sell in and around Duncanville
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 Duncanville owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every Dallas–Fort Worth answer.
The process
How a Duncanville 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 Duncanville
Questions owners in Duncanville ask
My Duncanville company serves customers from Arlington to downtown Dallas. Is that an advantage?
It can be. A spread-out customer base lowers the risk that losing one account hurts earnings, and buyers pay more for lower risk. We show the mix by customer and by area in the marketing package, without naming clients, so buyers see the reach before they sign a confidentiality agreement.
Is a Duncanville company too small to interest private equity?
Not if it is profitable, has revenue of about $3 million or more and keeps records that reconcile. Companies at that size also suit individual buyers and capital groups, who often use SBA or seller-financed structures. We bring the mix of buyers that fits your company's size to the table.
Talk to an advisor about your Duncanville company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.